Location: The Dark Alliance

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Neutral Camps of Last Ditch Studios is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Sheng An with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate population of 2.392 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, Law & Order, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ancient. The average income tax rate is 90%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Furniture Restoration.

Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes, a primitive society is being eroded as its youth flock to the modern world, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Last Ditch Studios's national animal is the Roshan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Ultimate, and its currency is the Gold Coin.

Last Ditch Studios is ranked 20th in The Dark Alliance and 121,765th in the world for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -5 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and