Location: Greater Prussia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Empire of Zellatia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Zellan III with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 9.351 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, Social Welfare, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zellton City. The average income tax rate is 47%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Tourism and Uranium Mining.

The government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, museums stand half-empty as all foreign exhibits are returned to their countries of origin, and unstable couples are known to break up over which one gets parental leave. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zellatia's national animal is the Zellatia Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Thelakism, and its currency is the Zell Golden Dollar.

Zellatia is ranked 17th in Greater Prussia and 93,503rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -24 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and