Location: The Land of Kings and Emperors

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Citizens Federation of Military Command is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by Lord Protector James MacKenzie with an even hand, and remarkable for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 13.254 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, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is effectively ruled by the Department of Defence, with areas such as the Environment and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New London. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

The nation's diplomatic missives are now delivered via sniper rifle, police officers have been re-kitted with designer uniforms and gold plated handcuffs, citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering', and construction of the Really Big Hadron Collider is underway. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Military Command's national animal is the scorpion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Federal Dollar.

Military Command is ranked 18th in The Land of Kings and Emperors and 5,792nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 12 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and