Location: Democratic Republics

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Semi-Presidential Republic of Swilatia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 14.356 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business individuals devotes most of its attentions to Commerce, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Law & Order receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vilvek. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Gambling, Soda Sales, and Cheese Exports industries.

Citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, children as young as eight can be found working in factories, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, and teenagers across the country are celebrating the defeat of a national curfew bill. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Swilatia's national animal is the fire elf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Swilla.

Swilatia is ranked 13th in Democratic Republics and 90,748th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -91 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and