Location: Tyrrhenia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Liberal Democracy of Oiseaui is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Ashbourne Garnett with a fair hand, and remarkable for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.628 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pion. The average income tax rate is 4%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Information Technology and Pizza Delivery.

All streets are privately owned toll roads, the Oiseaui Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', major cities are suffering under water rationing, and sex changes are routinely performed at Oiseaui's hospitals. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Oiseaui's national animal is the Taigan Lynx, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Breixo.

Oiseaui is ranked 9th in Tyrrhenia and 7,661st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 6 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and