Location: Atlantian Oceania

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empire of Kryosis is a gargantuan, devout nation, ruled by He Whose Name Is Awesome with an iron fist, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 10.264 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as Social Welfare and Social Equality receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kriminis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing.

The state has declared war on the environment and environmentalists by association, the nation is reliant on the principle of mutually assured destruction to maintain its security, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, and citizens who don't meet government health standards are whisked away never to be seen again. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Kryosis's national animal is the Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Kayosism, and its currency is the Kryosi Nyxx.

Kryosis is ranked 231st in Atlantian Oceania and 130,623rd in the world for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -152 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and