Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Most Serene Republic of Upper Crystaldom is a massive, genial nation, ruled by The Supreme Ruler Crystal of Kirkatia with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.818 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kirkatia. The average income tax rate is 87%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Upper Crystaldom has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories, main battle tanks stalk the woods of Upper Crystaldom in search of Pythons, sex changes are routinely performed at Upper Crystaldom's hospitals, and violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Upper Crystaldom's national animal is the Python, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Crissy.

Upper Crystaldom is ranked 4,077th in the West Pacific and 96,486th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -28 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and