Location: Anarchy

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Leisurely Land of The Lazy is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory vegetarianism. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 769 million enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Healthcare, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Snoozeville. The average income tax rate is 28%, but much higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Refugees from other nations are flocking to The Lazy's border, crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, politicians are to be found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, and the fire protection service is wholly government-funded. Crime is a serious problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The Lazy's national animal is the Moox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Loox.

The Lazy is ranked 53rd in Anarchy and 73,832nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and