Location: the Rejected Realms

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The People's Republic of Zdravstvuite is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by The Wicked Dog of the North with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 16.798 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, the Environment, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Beef-Based Agriculture.

People are moving into treehouses in record numbers, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the Zdravstvuite Blood Tithe, and Zdravstvuite is notorious for its citizens' infidelity. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zdravstvuite's national animal is the siberian llama, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the llama.

Zdravstvuite is ranked 1,279th in the Rejected Realms and 101,034th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -57 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and