Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Lakers Nation is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Mosley with an even hand, and notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate population of 10.988 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 Education, Social Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 70%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Soda Sales.

CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears, condemned prisoners spend hours a day sitting in lotus position looking perplexed, government-run screening operations remove embryos with severe genetic disorders, and cars are banned from built-up areas. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lakers Nation's national animal is the peregrine falcon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the dollar.

Lakers Nation is ranked 2,930th in Lazarus and 89,347th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and