Location: Mississippi

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Protectorate of Pearlyn is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 10.501 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Social Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14%. A large private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Gambling and Basket Weaving.

Pearlyn's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, the tenet of free speech is held dear, the government is avowedly atheist, and young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables. Crime is a problem. Pearlyn's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the dollar.

Pearlyn is ranked 5th in Mississippi and 55,201st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -13 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and