Location: The East Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Confederacy of Vulshain is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by King Samuil Rainard with a fair hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 4.1 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 Social Equality and Defence are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kitsuniva. The average income tax rate is 69%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

The VBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism, the military has had its funding stripped back as the nation seeks a smaller role in international politics, and more and more students are taking up a career in medicine. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vulshain's national animal is the fox and wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Celiam Methodism de facto, and its currency is the blue riyal.

Vulshain is ranked 4,131st in The East Pacific and 96,868th 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