Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Isles of Lebrin is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and renowned for its strong anti-business politics. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 1.764 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Silk. The average income tax rate is 86%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Tourism.

Citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, voting is voluntary, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, and truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lebrin's national animal is the dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Bancor.

Lebrin is ranked 443rd in Europe and 95,722nd in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and