Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Kingdom of Kute koalas is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 4.57 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.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass -- juggles the competing demands of Religion & Spirituality, Law & Order, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 26%. A small but healthy private sector is dominated by the Furniture Restoration industry.

Thousands of former welfare recipients are in a revolutionary uproar as the rest of society is enjoying a hefty tax break, immigrants are required to salute the flag five times a day, research into 'designer babies' is banned, and suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kute koalas's national animal is the koala, and its currency is the flubber.

Kute koalas is ranked 2,258th in Lazarus and 67,834th in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring 10 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and