Location: the Rejected Realms

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Comedian of Simon Cowell of the RR is a massive, economically powerful nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.567 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Defence and Healthcare are secondary priorities. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Information Technology industries.

Penurious citizens die from easily remedied ailments because they aren't 'taking enough initiative', nudity is frowned upon, skateboarding is punishable by heavy fines, and a National Academy regulates grammar and usage. Crime is moderate. Simon Cowell of the RR's national animal is the money, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the v neck shirt.

Simon Cowell of the RR is ranked 143rd in the Rejected Realms and 10,544th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -5 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and