Location: St Abbaddon

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Most Serene Republic of Sam the Ram is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.692 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, the Environment, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bradford. The average income tax rate is 80%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Refugees from other nations are flocking to Sam the Ram's border, the government now pays the "Really Awesome Super Heroes" (RASH) to catch evildoers, there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, and the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Sam the Ram's national animal is the Ram, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Sammy.

Sam the Ram is ranked 33rd in St Abbaddon and 99,033rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -35 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and