Location: Holland

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Undisputed Territory of Outlaw Conformity is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Consensus Follower with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 11.428 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Education and the Environment are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Unity. The average income tax rate is 5%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, much of Outlaw Conformity's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, the government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', and truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Outlaw Conformity's national animal is the Panthera Pardus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is The Church of Unification, and its currency is the Unified Ingot.

Outlaw Conformity is ranked 3rd in Holland and 100,257th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -43 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and