The Rogue Nation of MSN89 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Highlander with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, free-roaming dinosaurs, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 2.927 billion MSN89ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kobyx. The average income tax rate is 75.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient MSN89ian economy, worth 562 trillion pesos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 192,301 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed, the fishing lobby has stemmed the tide of environmental regulations, pulling weeds is seen as a threat to national security, and one does not simply walk into the tundra. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. MSN89's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cards.
MSN89 is ranked 162,185th in the world and 3,527th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 243.21 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : MSN89 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes, Most Patriotic, Largest Black Market, and Highest Average Incomes and the Top 10% for Most Developed.
- : Following new legislation in MSN89, one does not simply walk into the tundra.
- : Following new legislation in MSN89, pulling weeds is seen as a threat to national security.
- : Following new legislation in MSN89, the fishing lobby has stemmed the tide of environmental regulations.
- : Following new legislation in MSN89, serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed.
- : Following new legislation in MSN89, fish with fish chips have become the new MSN89ian food staple.
- : Following new legislation in MSN89, M-SPAN viewership drops as MPs act their age.
- : Following new legislation in MSN89, misbehaving horses deemed dangerous to the public are shot and hanged by the town hall as a warning to others.
- : Following new legislation in MSN89, politicians have literally dirty hands from their extracurricular activities.
- : Following new legislation in MSN89, getting an autograph has become harder than ever.
