Location: The Land of Kings and Emperors

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Of Muur state is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate population of 1.497 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 Social Welfare, Education, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Of Muur state City. The average income tax rate is 76%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Tourism.

Cheese has become the new icon of political dissent, Of Muur state's airwaves are dominated by corporate-backed commercial radio, vanity is considered the eighth cardinal virtue, and space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Of Muur state's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the gold plank.

Of Muur state is ranked 259th in The Land of Kings and Emperors and 88,172nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -20 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and