Location: Capitalist Paradise

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Perpendicular Parallels of Perpendiculous is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Wright Engle with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 11.636 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business individuals juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Education, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of 90 Degree Haven. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology industries.

'A is for Annulment' is a popular children's song, a survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high, houses and businesses are bulldozed to make way for ever-expanding cemeteries, and CDs are regularly copy-protected. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is moderate. Perpendiculous's national animal is the Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Capitalism, and its currency is the Gold Bullion.

Perpendiculous is ranked 5th in Capitalist Paradise and 336th in the world for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 22 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and