Location: Alcatraz

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Communist Empire of Kie is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by Phạm Hùng with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 16.129 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hanoi. The average income tax rate is 98%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

The Holy Office of the Inquisition is the highest court in the land, only toddlers and the elderly watch television before 23:00, cities are engulfed by smog, and prospective parents are cheering on the streets as they no longer need a license to have children. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Kie's national animal is the Charlie, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the Dong.

Kie is ranked 6th in Alcatraz and 97,114th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and