Location: Persian Tricycle Riders

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Garita of Buffett and Colbert is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Jimmy Stephens with a fair hand, and renowned for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 7.919 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Margaritaville. The average income tax rate is 83%, and even higher for the wealthy. A very small private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

A primitive society is being eroded as its youth flock to the modern world, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists, and fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Buffett and Colbert's national animal is the parrot, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the buffbert.

Buffett and Colbert is ranked 3rd in Persian Tricycle Riders and 86,571st in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and