Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of O-Gilgamesh is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.684 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and the Environment. The average income tax rate is 84%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Graffiti graces every city's streets, CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options, the Raven is a protected species, and all guns must be registered. Crime is totally unknown. O-Gilgamesh's national animal is the Raven, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Danish Dollar.

O-Gilgamesh is ranked 1,918th in 10000 Islands and 96,414th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -28 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and