The Federation of Tarabostes
"Assimilation by preparation"


UN Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights: Some
Economy: Struggling
Political Freedoms: Outlawed
Location: Romania
Regional Influence: Minnow

The Federation of Tarabostes is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its strong anti-business politics. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 29 million are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 98%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Political activists are routinely executed, nursing mothers are often arrested for indecent exposure, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and sabertooth-tigers have more rights than the average citizen. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tarabostes's national animal is the sabertooth-tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the forlorn.

Tarabostes is ranked 60th in the region and 68,435th in the world for Fastest-Growing Economies.

United Nations Activity
Endorsements Received: 5 (Istrians, Ulpia Sarmisegetuza, Lizuca, Cine-itare, Poliarchy)