Location: England

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Barely Disguised Contempt of Disposablepuppetland is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by General Vershner with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 16.132 billion enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business individuals is mainly concerned with Education, although Healthcare and Commerce are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Raspberry Fields. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Gambling industry, followed by Beef-Based Agriculture and Uranium Mining.

Protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, Disposablepuppetland has designated Raspberry Fields as its capital city, Fiend is one of the most popular forenames in Disposablepuppetland, and mobile phone masts are being erected all over the country. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Disposablepuppetland's national animal is the Fiend, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Runt.

Disposablepuppetland is ranked 5th in England and 4,041st 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