Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Zicia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.285 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Law & Order receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ziciburg. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 92%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down, Red Cross demand for body bags are rising while sutures are decreasing, Zicia's soft-touch approach to diplomacy has made it known as the 'push-over' of the region, and nude art is becoming wildly popular. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zicia's national animal is the chameleon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Euro.

Zicia is ranked 451st in Europe and 96,838th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -29 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and