Location: Minnesota

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Community of Snelltown is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 4.815 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Social Welfare. The average income tax rate is 18%, but much higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is led by the Pizza Delivery, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports industries.

The government is avowedly atheist, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, all tariffs have been abolished, and the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Snelltown's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the dollar.

Snelltown is ranked 5th in Minnesota and 17,761st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -9 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and