Location: Central Intelligence Agency

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Territory of Of the People-L is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 18.264 billion are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Religion & Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture, Soda Sales, and Cheese Exports industries.

Military spending recently hit a new high, employers may fire workers without giving any reason, bicyclists are banned from major roads, and the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars. Crime is a major problem. Of the People-L's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the dollar.

Of the People-L is ranked 1st in Central Intelligence Agency and 31,971st 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