Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dictatorship of Saufsoldatia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Saufsoldat with an even hand, and remarkable for its restrictive gun laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.086 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, Healthcare, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rostock. The average income tax rate is 85%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Information Technology, and Soda Sales industries.

Same-sex marriages are increasingly common, a typical fast food menu item could serve a small army, military funding has been stripped back, and the government pours millions of Bottle Caps into rehabilitation programs annually. Crime is totally unknown. Saufsoldatia's national animal is the Owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Bottle Cap.

Saufsoldatia is ranked 394th in Europe and 92,469th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -23 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and