Nation/Mastrinia

The People's Republic of Mastrinia is a fledgling, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, complete lack of prisons, and public floggings. The compassionate population of 5 million Mastrinians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 53.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Mastrinian economy, worth 52.1 billion Mastrizzes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 10,417 Mastrizzes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, the nation's orphanages and maternity wards have been nicknamed 'the Killbot Factories', TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mastrinia's national animal is the Bear.

Mastrinia is ranked 50,037th in the world and 21st in The Red Guards for Safest, scoring 48.44 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.