Location: Islandia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Constitutional Monarchy of Oyly is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 745 million hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although Social Equality and Public Transport are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Olivburg. The average income tax rate is 70%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Gambling.

Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government, and the government funds large training centres to turn arctic foxs into functioning members of society. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Oyly's national animal is the arctic fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Oylan krone.

Oyly is ranked 69th in Islandia and 88,319th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -21 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and