Location: Scotland

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Shaking head of Nope- is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its burgeoning Negative population. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.082 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government appears to have no policy direction whatsoever. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nuh uh. The average income tax rate is 22%, but much higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology industries.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, Nope- has designated Nuh uh as its capital city, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Nope- in an international press conference. Crime is moderate, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Nope-'s national animal is the Negative, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Not gonna happen.

Nope- is ranked 31st in Scotland and 41,633rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -11 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and