Location: Amalgamated Passage of Pine

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Socrateous is a massive, devout nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-working population of 3.031 billion enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Education, and Religion & Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8%. 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.

Socrateous's soft-touch approach to diplomacy has made it known as the 'push-over' of the region, schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes, Members of Parliament operate under a PAYE scheme, and a survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high. Crime is a serious problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Socrateous's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the iPad.

Socrateous is ranked 4th in Amalgamated Passage of Pine and 76,254th in the world for Stupidest Citizens, scoring 13 on the Average Edu-UNtellignce® Test Score.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and