Originally Posted by NationStates
The United Soviet States of Nepolonia is a massive, economically powerful nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.101 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Commerce, and Education. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.
A National Academy regulates grammar and usage, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, eight year-olds with lemonade stands have been known to be locked up on charges of embezzlement, and guns are banned. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nepolonia's national animal is the Weasel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Struble.