Location: Judea

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empire of Shazbotdom is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Larry Williams with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 16.038 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 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.

Expats return home to a government devoid of social and environmental agencies, Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, and CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears. 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 1st in Judea and 673rd in the world for Best Weather, with 355 Metres of Sunlight Above Expected.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and