Location: South Figaro

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Poor Soul of Lifeforce is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Supreme Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 837 million are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The large, moralistic, pro-business government is mainly concerned with Religion & Spirituality, although Law & Order and Education are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dark waters. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing industries.

The nation is currently revamping its entire education system, pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil, welfare funding has recently gone through the roof, and tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the Lifeforce Blood Tithe. Crime is a problem. Lifeforce's national animal is the Illusion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Ace.

Lifeforce is ranked 140th in South Figaro and 73,607th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and