Nation/Scotatrova

The People's Assembly of Scotatrova is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President Gabriel Marquez with a fair hand, and notable for its devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, intelligent population of 1.371 billion Scotatrovians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Muse. The average income tax rate is 74%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Tourism.

Dozens of additional foreign policy specialists have been sent to the country's WA Mission, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, all 'unconventional' weaponry has been banned, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Scotatrova to be bombproof. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Scotatrova's national animal is the Grey tailed falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, its national religion is Roman Catholicism and other religions, and its currency is the Scotatrova dollar.

Scotatrova is ranked 164th in Confederacy of Allied States and 82,526th in the world for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -1 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.