Location: United Dictatorships

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Glorious Whisky Hegemony of Lagaphroaig is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by The Supreme Distiller with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.867 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt 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 Whiskyville. The average income tax rate is 98%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Gambling.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, Red Cross demand for body bags are rising while sutures are decreasing, the government has the power to seize property at will, and the government is cracking down on subversive groups. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lagaphroaig's national animal is the famous grouse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is The Holy Spirit, and its currency is the barrel.

Lagaphroaig is ranked 3rd in United Dictatorships and 778th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 12 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

Preview

NationStates by Max Barry, author of and