Location: Philippines

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Federal Republic of Sky Cylcone is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Richard Ronan with an even hand, and renowned for its prohibition of alcohol. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 2.983 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of sky City. The average income tax rate is 95%. A healthy private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Hundreds of thousands of convicts work as slaves in Sky Cylcone's many privately-owned prisons, CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears, criminals are put to death while cuddling their favourite teddy bear, and newspapers cannot report anything about politicians without their explicit consent. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sky Cylcone's national animal is the sky Racoon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Skyism, and its currency is the sky dollar.

Sky Cylcone is ranked 31st in Philippines and 96,442nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -28 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and