Location: Forlorn Hope

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dominion of The Evil Overlord is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by The Evil Overlord with an iron fist, and notable for its suspicion of poets. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 20.283 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Public Transport. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mikalgard. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

The government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country, senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour, the nation is reliant on the principle of mutually assured destruction to maintain its security, and the fire protection service is wholly government-funded. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. The Evil Overlord's national animal is the Blathersnatch, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is officially atheist, and its currency is the EOE Credit.

The Evil Overlord is ranked 1st in Forlorn Hope and 2,447th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 26 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and