Location: Laissez Faireholm

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Hope of Lincoln Sydney is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by President Vincent Harney with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 6.632 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Sydney. The average income tax rate is 29%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Gambling, and Beef-Based Agriculture industries.

The lowest age at which one can marry has been recently lowered to 12, religion is strictly forbidden within school grounds, the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events, and the Lincoln Sydney Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lincoln Sydney's national animal is the kangaroo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the linc.

Lincoln Sydney is ranked 56th in Laissez Faireholm and 21,265th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -9 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and