Location: New England

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The People's Republic of Rumfiled is a massive, safe nation, notable for its ban on automobiles. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.512 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fraternité Ville. The average income tax rate is 85%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Book Publishing.

The military frequently holds bake sales to raise funds, the number of students attending university has reached a record high, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, and condemned prisoners spend hours a day sitting in lotus position looking perplexed. Crime is well under control. Rumfiled's national animal is the Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Rumi.

Rumfiled is ranked 14th in New England and 93,944th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -25 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and