Location: European Union

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Parliamentary New Republic of Os Corelia is a colossal, devout nation, ruled by Viscount Miltok Hargadoon with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 6.344 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Public Transport and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aerodimus. The average income tax rate is 82%, and even higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, Aeolians with strange deformities like three eyes and tentacles have been seen prancing through the countryside where industrial waste is dumped, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, and Aeolians are considered a delicacy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Os Corelia's national animal is the Aeolian, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Corelian Catholicism, and its currency is the Corelian Qotsma.

Os Corelia is ranked 92nd in European Union and 93,977th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -25 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and