Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Secret Show of Olinta is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Mysterious Stranger with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.394 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Defence, although Education and Social Welfare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vault City. The average income tax rate is 72%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing.

The airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, the government props up questionable pizza establishments in the name of health, nude art is becoming wildly popular, and the government is promoting multicultural values with the new 'Just Be Nice, OK?' initiative. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Olinta's national animal is the Zombie, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Milo.

Olinta is ranked 2,400th in Lazarus and 78,728th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -17 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and