Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Bright Empire of Yaorozu is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Bright One with an even hand, and notable for its national health service. Its compassionate population of 11.473 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 Social Welfare, Education, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dorastor. The average income tax rate is 100%. 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.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, students cut up leftover nysys during Arts and Crafts, the Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy, and soylent products are an expensive commodity due to a lack of volunteers. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yaorozu's national animal is the white sunbird, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Denomination of New Consciousness, and its currency is the nysy.

Yaorozu is ranked 4,565th in The North Pacific and 101,618th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -20 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and