Location: Imperial Britain

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Majestic Wonderment of Lord Protector is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by The Lord Protector with an iron fist, and renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.402 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperial City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.

Abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances, the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, organ donation is compulsory, and graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail. Crime is pervasive. Lord Protector's national animal is the Badger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Pound.

Lord Protector is ranked 5th in Imperial Britain and 5,867th 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