Location: New Zealand

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Queendom of Tza Kian Maaa is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Queen Ahlee with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate population of 2.98 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 Education, Law & Order, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tzania. The average income tax rate is 74%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Basket Weaving and Woodchip Exports.

Private business has started paving paradises and putting up parking lots, the government is using tax revenues to provide jobs for the poor, Red Cross demand for body bags are rising while sutures are decreasing, and politicians are to be found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tza Kian Maaa's national animal is the snake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Apathiesm, and its currency is the tza coin.

Tza Kian Maaa is ranked 10th in New Zealand and 88,902nd 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