Location: The United Kingdom

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Commonwealth of Kobalti is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 15.916 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 Education, Social Welfare, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kobalti City. The average income tax rate is 72%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Prospective parents are cheering on the streets as they no longer need a license to have children, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the Kobalti Blood Tithe, and mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kobalti's national animal is the sand flea, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the korith.

Kobalti is ranked 8th in The United Kingdom and 71,047th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and