Location: UFSC Alliance

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dynastic Republic of Leocardia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Southern Leader with an even hand, and notable for its prohibition of alcohol. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 14.095 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kika Mana. The average income tax rate is 98%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Rag-wearing teachers are often mistaken for homeless people, tourists outnumber citizens two to one, Lion is one of the most popular forenames in Leocardia, and young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Leocardia's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is to worship the Southern Leader, and its currency is the Leo.

Leocardia is ranked 1st in UFSC Alliance and 1,037th in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring 36 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and