Location: Texas

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Supreme Imperial Kingdoms of Crosby-Huffman-Barret is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Sir Popadapolis with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 7.947 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 juggles the competing demands of Defence, the Environment, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crosby-Huffman-Barret Cities. The average income tax rate is 71%. 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.

Crosby-Huffman-Barret's leader goes out to lunch surrounded by large men in dark glasses, Cougars have more rights than the average citizen, the government is reining in public spending, and popular websites like NationStates are blocked for "national security". Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crosby-Huffman-Barret's national animal is the Cougar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Dollar .

Crosby-Huffman-Barret is ranked 160th in Texas and 97,515th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and