Location: New England

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Liberal Utopia of Maineiacs is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by President Anderson McDermott with a fair hand, and renowned for its happy-go-lucky citizens. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 13.169 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although Social Welfare and Social Equality are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maineiacs City. The average income tax rate is 98%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Anti-government web sites are springing up, innocent defendants often plea guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, and organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maineiacs's national animal is the lemur, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the energy credit.

Maineiacs is ranked 16th in New England and 99,038th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -35 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and