Location: 00000 A World Power

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Constitutional Monarchy of Voik is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Lord Keegan II with a fair hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 7.01 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Defence, although Law & Order and Education are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Voikio. The average income tax rate is 84%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Tourism and Information Technology.

Several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, most governmental positions are filled by zealous nationalists, morning coffees are no longer the same since the disappearance of newspapers, and the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Voik's national animal is the Brown Eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Sonintarism, and its currency is the Gold Dollar.

Voik is ranked 38th in 00000 A World Power and 86,897th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -20 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and