Location: The East Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Judicial States of Kirby J is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Justice Kirby with a fair hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 6.004 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business individuals juggles the competing demands of Education, Commerce, and Defence. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Retail and Information Technology.

Organised sports are frowned upon as frivolous, surveillance cameras are banned, city sidewalks are crowded with overweight people, and citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Kirby J's national animal is the High Court Judge, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Bribe.

Kirby J is ranked 4,492nd in The East Pacific and 94,828th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -441 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and