Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Free Land of Woolitania is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 14.179 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.

The large government devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 36%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears, students cut up leftover woolians during Arts and Crafts, and the fire protection service is wholly government-funded. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Woolitania's national animal is the woolpertinger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the woolian.

Woolitania is ranked 508th in Europe and 90,786th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -91 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and