Location: Scandinavia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Kabobbling About Nation of Kabobble is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its hatred of cheese. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5.494 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Social Welfare, although the Environment and Education are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crackden. The average income tax rate is 78%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, anti-government web sites are springing up, national parks have long lines of different gender-specific 'Porta-Pottys', and pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government. Crime is totally unknown. Kabobble's national animal is the Scandinavian Kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Ecstacy Pill.

Kabobble is ranked 79th in Scandinavia and 95,810th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and