Location: the South Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Munich_Observer is a massive, devout nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate population of 1.983 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Religion & Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 67%, and even higher for the wealthy. An almost nonexistent private sector is dominated by the Basket Weaving industry.

Traffic jams are a common sight due to construction work from a massive overhaul of the nation's freeways, Munich_Observer's leader goes out to lunch surrounded by large men in dark glasses, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and strict term limits have been applied to all elected offices. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Munich_Observer's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the MSD.

Munich_Observer is ranked 3,799th in the South Pacific and 74,502nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and