Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Kingdom of Pavaro is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Robert with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 7.098 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pavo City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 73%. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity, popular websites like NationStates are blocked for "national security", and loans are available for students from poor families. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pavaro's national animal is the hamster, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the credit.

Pavaro is ranked 2,011th in 10000 Islands and 97,928th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and