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Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United States of Gibberish America is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Ryan Le 黎朱明 with an even hand, and remarkable for its suspicion of poets. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 11.812 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 Law & Order, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New York City. The average income tax rate is 94%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology.

A National Academy regulates grammar and usage, criminals are put to death while cuddling their favourite teddy bear, crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing, and students cut up leftover dollars during Arts and Crafts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gibberish America's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is none, and its currency is the dollar.

Gibberish America is ranked 69th in Balder and 2,723rd in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 8 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and