Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Sneaky Antics of Moany Old Gits is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 14.388 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, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and the Environment. The average income tax rate is 81%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, terrified neighbors cower behind concertina wire and machine gun nests, most governmental positions are filled by zealous nationalists, and violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner. Crime is totally unknown. Moany Old Gits's national animal is the Sly Old Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the I don't Believe It.

Moany Old Gits is ranked 4,433rd in The North Pacific and 97,709th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -31 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and