Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Incorporated States of Fortytipper is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by Winston Wolfe with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 8.065 billion are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, pro-business individuals is mainly concerned with Education, although Healthcare and Law & Order are on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Information Technology and Tourism.

Same-sex marriages are increasingly common, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity, and citizens may cast their vote over the internet or phone. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fortytipper's national animal is the Honey Badger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Ducket.

Fortytipper is ranked 29th in Lazarus and 489th in the world for Most Influential, scoring 223 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and