Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Holy Imperium of Malladus is a massive, safe nation, ruled by God-Emperor Zach with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.747 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 51%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture industries.

There has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates, conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings, the MBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, and all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Malladus's national animal is the wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the malif.

Malladus is ranked 3,396th in the West Pacific and 75,624th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -16 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and