Location: Empires of Earth

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Free Falling 4-way of Skydiving Fools is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Supreme Jump Master SkyHigh McFly with an even hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.379 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Drop Zone Boogey. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Information Technology industries.

College students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, the new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit, millions of devastated 7-year-old are denied from astronaut and ballerina training, and multiple polls have christened the newly-formed Filibuster Committee as "the least efficient government bureaucracy". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skydiving Fools's national animal is the Golden Knight, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Lawn Dart.

Skydiving Fools is ranked 86th in Empires of Earth and 88,108th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -20 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and