Location: Taijitu

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Most Serene Republic of MarzIe is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Marzipan with a fair hand, and notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.635 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

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 the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cittàgazze. The average income tax rate is 94%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

All streets are privately owned toll roads, the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, legislation sometimes has to battle through weeks of filibustering to pass, and CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. MarzIe's national animal is the Otter, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Marz.

MarzIe is ranked 209th in Taijitu and 97,767th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -31 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and