Location: Antarctic Oasis

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empire of Zarquon Froods is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by The Great Prophet Zarquon with a fair hand, and remarkable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 8.381 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 87%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Tourism.

Recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, the government is spending millions on alternative clean-burning fuels, truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news, and the government encourages conflict abroad to increase arms sales. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zarquon Froods's national animal is the Ravenous Blatter Beast, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Liffer.

Zarquon Froods is ranked 54th in Antarctic Oasis and 89,507th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -21 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and