Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Omnipotent Power of Phrados is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Effoc Dab with an even hand, and renowned for its hatred of cheese. Its compassionate population of 3.144 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, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital-less. The average income tax rate is 91%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

All streets are privately owned toll roads, the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the Phrados Blood Tithe, and pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phrados's national animal is the Warlock, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Hetorld Draz.

Phrados is ranked 1,984th in 10000 Islands and 97,746th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -31 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and