Location: Antarctic Oasis

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Imperial Chiefdom of Krioval is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Chief Dylan with a fair hand, and notable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 11.538 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karo Tevas. The average income tax rate is 83%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing industries.

Krioval's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, the government funds large training centres to turn gold dragons into functioning members of society, and the government is spending millions on 'trust campaigns' in an effort to win back the public's support. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Krioval's national animal is the gold dragon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is evolutionary pantheism, and its currency is the yen.

Krioval is ranked 2nd in Antarctic Oasis and 947th in the world for Most Influential, scoring 143 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and