Location: The great land of tacos

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Allied States of Scotchtapeland is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 624 million 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Defence, although Law & Order and Education are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Carpenter City. The average income tax rate is 45%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Tourism.

Citizens are permitted to carry concealed handguns, the government recently relinquished its monopoly on the mail service, a weakened police force struggles to maintain law and order, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Scotchtapeland to be bombproof. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Scotchtapeland's national animal is the Acklay, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the tape.

Scotchtapeland is ranked 5th in The great land of tacos and 72,096th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and