Location: the Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empire of Tletl is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor David II with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 4.04 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although Law & Order and Healthcare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Masuul . The average income tax rate is 71%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Gambling and Information Technology.

Citizens select which government department gets their income tax Crowns each year, heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, and commercial jingles have been ham-handedly forced into world renowned symphonies. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tletl's national animal is the Coyote, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Crown.

Tletl is ranked 3,928th in the Pacific and 94,315th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -25 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and