Location: The Systems Alliance

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Holy Empire of Maket is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.313 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Social Welfare, with areas such as Defence and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maket . The average income tax rate is 66%, and even higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Automobile Manufacturing and Book Publishing.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, only fully-fledged members of MENSA are allowed to vote, the art of conversation has been rediscovered, and parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list. Crime is totally unknown. Maket's national animal is the Eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Leket.

Maket is ranked 1st in The Systems Alliance and 86,424th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -20 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and