Location: The Black Riders

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The General of Scooby-Doo is a massive, devout nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 3.412 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.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass -- juggles the competing demands of Religion & Spirituality, Defence, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dol Guldur. The average income tax rate is 40%, but much higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Scooby-Doo's schoolchildren are manufactured into a segregated bunch of soldiers, religious zealots, and computer technicians, the police crack down on tax evaders without mercy, nervous homeowners have been blamed for rising death rates amongst carol singers and locksmiths, and citizens must pay to enjoy Scooby-Doo's pristine beaches. Crime is a problem. Scooby-Doo's national animal is the Mystery Machine, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Islam, and its currency is the Scooby Snack.

Scooby-Doo is ranked 575th in The Black Riders and 97,428th in the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and