Location: Secularia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Most Ancient States of Korinekia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 20.906 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although the Environment and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Korinekia City. The average income tax rate is 89%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Euthanasia is legal, violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner, the poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet, and government-run screening operations remove embryos with severe genetic disorders. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Korinekia's national animal is the liger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the shiny bit of metal.

Korinekia is ranked 5th in Secularia and 10,252nd in the world for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 29 on the Gilded Widget Scale.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and