Location: New York

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Prestigious Venue of Madison-Square-Garden is a massive, economically powerful nation, notable for its complete lack of public education. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.927 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government concentrates mainly on Law & Order, although Religion & Spirituality and Defence are secondary priorities. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming industries.

The streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and military spending is on the increase. Crime is pervasive. Madison-Square-Garden's national animal is the Boxer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Ball.

Madison-Square-Garden is ranked 22nd in New York and 15,857th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -8 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and