Nation/Etraskia

The Kingdom of Etraskia is a fledgling, orderly nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The compassionate, cynical population of 5 million Etraskians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 55.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Etraskian economy, worth 108 billion denars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 21,668 denars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Etraskia's national animal is the Etraskian marmoset, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Etraskia is ranked 128,021st in the world and 5,101st in The East Pacific for Nudest, with 72 Cheeks Per Square Mile.