Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Most Serene Republic of The Fried Fritos is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Most Serene Batperson with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.47 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 Defence, Commerce, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fritopolis. The average income tax rate is 80%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Information Technology and Arms Manufacturing.

The police have been swamped with requests to stay up past bedtime, citizens are forced to donate blood once every three months, there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, and tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Fried Fritos's national animal is the Bat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the Bean.

The Fried Fritos is ranked 316th in 10000 Islands and 8,596th in the world for Healthiest Citizens, with 10 Standard Bananas Ingested per capita per day.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and