Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Republics of Nadkor is a gargantuan, cultured nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed population of 16.793 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, the Environment, and Commerce. The average income tax rate is 83%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

Female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast, organ donation is compulsory, the government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', and the government is avowedly atheist. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nadkor's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Nadkorian Dollar.

Nadkor is ranked 213th in Lazarus and 6,200th in the world for Most Influential, scoring 51 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and