Location: the Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Republic of Tasmantis is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Tasman Cook the 32nd with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service. Its compassionate population of 4.187 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although Social Equality and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cook City. The average income tax rate is 89%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Gambling and Book Publishing.

Political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, and the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tasmantis's national animal is the Tasmantian Kangaroo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Abel.

Tasmantis is ranked 3,973rd in the Pacific and 95,774th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -27 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and