Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Federal Republic of YuCrazyOne is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.841 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Defence and Social Equality are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 35%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing.

The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, the public health bureaucracy is wrapped in miles of red tape, Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. YuCrazyOne's national animal is the ycdo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Lazarus Peseta.

YuCrazyOne is ranked 1,900th in Lazarus and 64,888th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -14 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and