Location: Florida

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Free Land of Little Tralfamadore is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Kilgore Trout with an even hand, and notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.243 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rosewater. The average income tax rate is 62%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Pizza Delivery.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, and fur coats have become the latest fashion trend. Crime is totally unknown. Little Tralfamadore's national animal is the Trout, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Bokononism, and its currency is the Half-Shell.

Little Tralfamadore is ranked 2nd in Florida and 41,977th in the world for Healthiest Citizens, with 4 Standard Bananas Ingested per capita per day.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and