Location: Greater Armenia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Sultanate of Zabulistan is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 6.197 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large government is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Defence and Religion & Spirituality are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 24%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Crime is moderate. Zabulistan's national animal is the pilgrim, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the idol.

Zabulistan is ranked 1st in Greater Armenia and 23,919th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -10 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and