Location: Democratium

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Republic of Basketweaving Monkeys is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Lee Gustafen with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.849 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Non Sequitur City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

People take government jobs for the frequent flier miles, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, Gray Langurs are becoming popular in pet stores nationwide, and commercial jingles have been ham-handedly forced into world renowned symphonies. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Basketweaving Monkeys's national animal is the Gray Langur, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Monkeyism, and its currency is the Cryptoid.

Basketweaving Monkeys is ranked 8th in Democratium and 22,711th in the world for Most Authoritarian, with 1.097 Stalins.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and