Location: California

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Holy Empire of Zeniz is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by Krahs with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 13.744 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Carcharodon. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Tourism.

Jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses', graffiti graces every city's streets, religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else, and penurious citizens die from easily remedied ailments because they aren't 'taking enough initiative'. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zeniz's national animal is the Great White Shark, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the zenizty.

Zeniz is ranked 35th in California and 95,041st in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -604 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and