Location: South Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Rabid Packs of American Border Collie is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 14.69 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Social Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 66%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, the government recently relinquished its monopoly on the mail service, and the fire protection service is wholly government-funded. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. American Border Collie's national animal is the Border Collie, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Bacon.

American Border Collie is ranked 34th in South Pacific and 98,025th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and