Location: Sparta

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Noodleheaded Nobodies of Noogie Noggins is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Noogie Noodlehead with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 12.221 billion are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals is effectively ruled by the Department of Law & Order, with areas such as Social Equality and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

There has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, military service is compulsory, and the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Noogie Noggins's national animal is the nogginhead, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the noogie.

Noogie Noggins is ranked 3rd in Sparta and 5,465th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 13 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and