Location: Western Samoa

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Big Red of Montana Rojo is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its burgeoning bald eagle population. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 13.684 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The large, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Commerce, and the Environment. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Retail, Trout Farming, and Gambling industries.

Education and welfare spending are on the rise, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, and government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries. Crime is a problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Montana Rojo's national animal is the bald eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the inflated dollar.

Montana Rojo is ranked 302nd in Western Samoa and 82,662nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -18 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and