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The Federation of Tarabostes
"Assimilation by preparation"

UN Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights: Some
Economy: Developing
Political Freedoms: Unheard Of
Location: Romania
Regional Influence: Minnow

The Federation of Tarabostes is a small, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 7 million are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, socially-minded morass -- juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 41%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small but healthy private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Retail and Basket Weaving.

Voting is compulsory, nudity is frowned upon, and a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Tarabostes's national animal is the sabertooth-tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the forlorn.

Tarabostes is ranked 53rd in the region and 58,967th in the world for Most Subsidized Industry.

United Nations Activity
Endorsements Received: 1 (Istrians)