Location: Kyzikos

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Oreotopia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.446 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.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Creamy Fillingville. The average income tax rate is 20%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Pizza Delivery, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining industries.

Strict term limits have been applied to all elected offices, inheritance tax has recently been abolished, recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, and genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control. Oreotopia's national animal is the Binary Skunk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the MonoDollar.

Oreotopia is ranked 273rd in Kyzikos and 63,434th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -14 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and