Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic iron fist of Quatschen is a massive, safe nation, ruled by grand brosef birak with an even hand, and renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 2.46 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Quatschen City. The average income tax rate is 84%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Religion is strictly forbidden within school grounds, citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless, Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed, and it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Quatschen's national animal is the liger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the blut.

Quatschen is ranked 3,204th in Lazarus and 95,299th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -26 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and