Location: Nova

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Googleistic Democracy of Googlewoop is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Jon Pratum with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 9.639 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 Commerce, the Environment, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Googleopolis. The average income tax rate is 28%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.

Legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills, marketing departments of corporate giants compete to sponsor little league teams, meat-eating is frowned upon, and Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Googlewoop's national animal is the Googlewoop Slazenger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Google.

Googlewoop is ranked 19th in Nova and 98,095th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and