Location: Liberty Alliance

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Dictatorship of Zgraja is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Victor Phire with an iron fist, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.23 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Defence, although Law & Order and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Komi. The average income tax rate is 78%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Tourism and Gambling.

An underground movement of cigarette smokers has sprung up in response to a government ban, calling out of the blue has become taboo, the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zgraja's national animal is the Wisent, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is The Church of Eternal Light, and its currency is the Lemon.

Zgraja is ranked 23rd in Liberty Alliance and 93,257th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -172 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and