Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Commonwealth of South Parketeers is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Professor Chaos with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 2.011 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Public Transport. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cartmanville. The average income tax rate is 42%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Tourism and Furniture Restoration.

Nudity is frowned upon, loans are available for students from poor families, almost half of the child population live rough on the streets, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown. South Parketeers's national animal is the Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Mark.

South Parketeers is ranked 3,885th in the West Pacific and 90,850th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -22 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and