Location: Libertatem

Overview • Factbook • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Federal Republic of The Lone Star is a massive, economically powerful nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.874 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Defence and Commerce are secondary priorities. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Information Technology industries.

Citizens are bombarded with advertising from their compulsory miniature radios, eminent domain has been abolished, criminals are thrown to the blue birds to repay their debt to society, and curtailed social programs have left many citizens bereft of any safety net. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. The Lone Star's national animal is the blue bird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the dollar.

The Lone Star is ranked 75th in Libertatem and 127,261st in the world for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -54 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and