Location: Texas

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Oppressed Peoples of LamBullNation is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 640 million 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 Defence, Law & Order, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Adventador. The average income tax rate is 62%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Woodchip Exports and Gambling.

Books are considered luxuries only available to the incredibly wealthy, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, penurious citizens die from easily remedied ailments because they aren't 'taking enough initiative', and the controversial show 'Who Wants to be an Immigrant?' has become wildly popular. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. LamBullNation's national animal is the Bull, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Horns.

LamBullNation is ranked 143rd in Texas and 92,037th 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