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 a fair hand, and renowned for its enforced nudity. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 19.139 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

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 24%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Legislation sometimes has to battle through weeks of filibustering to pass, the government is giving peace a chance, government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, and the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists. 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 3rd in the Rejected Realms and 71st in the world for Most Influential, scoring 473 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and