Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Overly Humble Outcropping of Biblical Importance is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by The Outlaw Josey Wales with an even hand, and notable for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed population of 8.829 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with the Environment, although Law & Order and Religion & Spirituality are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of 4th Floor South. The average income tax rate is 11%, but much 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.

School uniforms are compulsory, artists are pillars of society, photographers have to apply for a license to photograph The Outlaw Josey Wales, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Biblical Importance to be bombproof. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Biblical Importance's national animal is the Lady Bug, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Fortunecookieism, and its currency is the Half-Measure.

Biblical Importance is ranked 1,208th in 10000 Islands and 31,419th in the world for Healthiest Citizens, with 5 Standard Bananas Ingested per capita per day.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and