Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Holy Empire of The Democratic Church Of Unslaved Humans is a huge, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 841 million 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 juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 45%, but much higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Gambling and Tourism.

The nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, even the most lowly council pen-pusher has the same political power as a senior minister, and all artwork is carefully screened for offensive material. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Democratic Church Of Unslaved Humans's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Democratic Dollar.

The Democratic Church Of Unslaved Humans is ranked 3,670th in The North Pacific and 78,551st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -17 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and