Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The People's Republic of Lysandus-Romana is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.267 billion enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Social Welfare and Public Transport are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Romana. The average income tax rate is 64%, and even higher for the wealthy. A tiny private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Loans are available for students from poor families, a vast monorail network carries people all over the country, all beauty contests have been banned, and televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lysandus-Romana's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Aequae.

Lysandus-Romana is ranked 1,899th in Lazarus and 64,887th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -14 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and