Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empire of Stupefazione is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Luca with an even hand, and notable for its hatred of cheese. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.934 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on the Environment, although Education and Social Equality are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cielo. The average income tax rate is 65%, and even higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Electrocution deaths among computer technicians are at an all-time high, new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Stupefazione to be bombproof, meat-eating is frowned upon, and citizens are frequently held up at gunpoint by their local pizza delivery boys. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is moderate. Stupefazione's national animal is the Klinker, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Solia.

Stupefazione is ranked 3,206th in Lazarus and 95,318th 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