Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Incorporated States of The Neural Zone Armed Fraktion is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Roi Pere Ubu with an even hand, and notable for its irreverence towards religion. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 1.404 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 juggles the competing demands of Social Equality, Education, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Annexia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 81%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Tourism and Book Publishing.

Houses and businesses are bulldozed to make way for ever-expanding cemeteries, married couples must call each other "darling" or risk a fine, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, and school uniforms are compulsory. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Neural Zone Armed Fraktion's national animal is the Wild Boar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Oscar's yellow tooth.

The Neural Zone Armed Fraktion is ranked 356th in Europe and 89,387th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -21 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and