Location: the Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Republic of Palthos is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.316 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 Religion & Spirituality and Commerce receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Palth. The average income tax rate is 57%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Innocent defendants often plea guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury, the government is giving peace a chance, many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses, and students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas. Crime is totally unknown. Palthos's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Tac.

Palthos is ranked 3,592nd in the Pacific and 82,840th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -18 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and