Location: The South

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Majestic Purple of Southern Souls is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.622 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.

The medium-sized government devotes most of its attentions to Religion & Spirituality, with areas such as Social Welfare and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The District. The average income tax rate is 22%. A robust private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports industries.

Voting is compulsory and Southern Souls has designated The District as its capital city. Crime is a problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Southern Souls's national animal is the southern monkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the dollar.

Southern Souls is ranked 27th in The South and 50,163rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -12 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and