Location: Canada

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Imperial Republic of TurtDadon is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Premier Tommy Banken with an even hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 3.78 billion enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lado. The average income tax rate is 99%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing.

Drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government, billions of Dac dollars are being blown on orbital weapons development, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TurtDadon's national animal is the turtle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the Dac dollar.

TurtDadon is ranked 137th in Canada and 96,888th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -29 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and