Location: Sev Space

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Queendom of Lilly Thomas is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its strong anti-business politics. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 2.666 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass -- concentrates mainly on Social Welfare, although Education and Healthcare are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 39%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Pizza Delivery.

Crime is totally unknown. Lilly Thomas's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the catnip.

Lilly Thomas is ranked 3rd in Sev Space and 36,006th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -11 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and