Location: Modzer0

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Qliphosis of Straughn is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by O3d Smythe with an even hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 17.679 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 73%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Gambling.

People can often be seen driving to work in war-surplus tanks, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, international organisations everywhere are united in their condemnation of the nation's zombified military (Straughn has found 1 easter eggs), and waste is frequently shipped to other countries. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Straughn's national animal is the turritopsis nutricula, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the tautomere.

Straughn is ranked 3rd in Modzer0 and 89,757th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -21 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and