Location: The Worst Region Known in NS

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empire Earth Kirk of South Brightonburg is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, ruled by The God Jim Kirk with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 14.027 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Defence and Religion & Spirituality are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 3%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Retail, Trout Farming, and Arms Manufacturing industries.

Murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, The God Jim Kirk has been self-declared as the Most Supreme Magnificent Overlord of Everything You Ever Saw, and gambling is outlawed. Crime is a problem. South Brightonburg's national animal is the Tribble, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Kirkism, and its currency is the Your Gold.

South Brightonburg is ranked 1st in The Worst Region Known in NS and 7,716th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 6 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and