Location: The Pentagon

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Love of Money is the Root of All Evil is a massive, devout nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed population of 3.055 billion are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government concentrates mainly on Law & Order, although Religion & Spirituality and Commerce are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 30%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing.

Military service is compulsory, all beauty contests have been banned, politicians are losing their jobs in a plan to make the government 'leaner and fitter', and gambling is outlawed. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Money is the Root of All Evil's national animal is the Bug, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Dollar.

Money is the Root of All Evil is ranked 2nd in The Pentagon and 35,398th in the world for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 2 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.

NationStates by Max Barry, author of and