Location: Capitalist Paradise

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Incorporated State of Hypersmolia is a colossal, devout nation, ruled by de Wijze with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 5.025 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 juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Religion & Spirituality. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology industries.

The rich are forced to sell their cars to pay for more police to prevent their cars from being stolen, the government is seen to favor Catholics, Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity, and citizens must pay to enjoy Hypersmolia's pristine beaches. Crime is crippling. Hypersmolia's national animal is the viper, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Catholic, and its currency is the smolian.

Hypersmolia is ranked 34th in Capitalist Paradise and 1,424th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 10 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and