Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Queendom of Patatalandia is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 830 million love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy 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 Welfare and Social Equality are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Patatalandia City. The average income tax rate is 54%, and even higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is led by the Cheese Exports industry, followed by Book Publishing and Tourism.

The government is interviewing for thousands of 'Religious Censor' positions, refugees from other nations are flocking to Patatalandia's border, bizarre-looking creatures called 'duckdogs' dominate wildlife preserves, and even the most lowly council pen-pusher has the same political power as a senior minister. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Patatalandia's national animal is the duck, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the pat.

Patatalandia is ranked 3,663rd in the West Pacific and 83,537th 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