Location: Zhaucauozian Friendship

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Wild-Life Sanctuary of Kryozerkia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Yarnfrolic the Cavorting with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 18.927 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, corrupt, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chrystalopolis. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Gambling.

Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, the government recently relinquished its monopoly on the mail service, the new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit, and the government helps teach children how to kill a man from six paces. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Kryozerkia's national animal is the Field Mouse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Litter Box.

Kryozerkia is ranked 4th in Zhaucauozian Friendship and 3,179th in the world for Most Influential, scoring 67 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and