Location: Ellorea

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empire of Shazbotdom is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Larry Williams with a fair hand, and remarkable for its hatred of cheese. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 16.656 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shaz City. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Gambling industry, followed by Information Technology and Book Publishing.

The nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields, teenagers across the country are celebrating the defeat of a national curfew bill, violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner, and senior citizens are often found slaving away in factories. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shazbotdom's national animal is the Havoc, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Secularism, and its currency is the Black Dollar.

Shazbotdom is ranked 26th in Ellorea and 93,433rd in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -4 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and