Location: Texas

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Kingdom of Furry Felines is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 22.233 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 Social Welfare, the Environment, and Education. The average income tax rate is 90%. 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.

A primitive society is being eroded as its youth flock to the modern world, sex offenders find themselves 'cut off' from any ability to repeat their crimes, hunters have been known to lose limbs while attempting to 'play tag' with their prey, and citizens wishing to be parents must undertake a series of gruelling tests to evaluate their capabilities. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Furry Felines's national animal is the Lion King, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Rodent Rupee.

Furry Felines is ranked 6th in Texas and 1,562nd in the world for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 166 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

NationStates by Max Barry, author of and