Xameisu

The Commonwealth of Xameisu is a small, socially progressive nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, cynical population of 8 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Social Welfare, although Healthcare and Education are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 52%, and even higher for the wealthy. A very small private sector is dominated by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry.

The platas is a protected species, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, and gambling is outlawed. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown. Xameisu's national animal is the platas, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the yeron.

Xameisu is ranked 3rd in the region and 36,233rd in the world for Most Comprehensive Public Healthcare.

• Civil Rights - Very Good
• Economy - Struggling
• Political Freedoms - Rare
• Regional Influence - Hermit