Location: Taijitu

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Monitor of 343 Guilty Sparks is a massive, devout nation, ruled by 343 guilty sparks with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed population of 4.905 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Defence, although Law & Order and Religion & Spirituality are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of 343 Guilty Sparks City. The average income tax rate is 97%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry.

The new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit, prospective parents are cheering on the streets as they no longer need a license to have children, the sound of wooden legs echo throughout 343 Guilty Sparks after the recent introduction of the Foot Tax, and pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 343 Guilty Sparks's national animal is the animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Catholicism, and its currency is the money.

343 Guilty Sparks is ranked 173rd in Taijitu and 84,075th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -2 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and