Location: Texas

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Confederate States of Ole Dixieland is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Edmund Kirby Smith IV with an even hand, and renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 11.822 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals juggles the competing demands of Defence, Commerce, and Religion & Spirituality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Richmond. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Arms Manufacturing.

The country is constantly under siege trying to protect soccer moms who've settled in occupied territory (Ole Dixieland has found 1 easter eggs), the government has ordered a moratorium on referenda, Edmund Kirby Smith IV has just been declared ruler of Ole Dixieland in an international press conference, and that Old-Time Religion has been named as Ole Dixieland's national religion. Crime is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ole Dixieland's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is that Old-Time Religion, and its currency is the Confederate Dollar.

Ole Dixieland is ranked 23rd in Texas and 4,550th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 16 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and