Location: Equilism

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Pokemon Trainers of The Monkye is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Ash Ketchmonk with a fair hand, and notable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 10.728 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pokemon League. The average income tax rate is 99%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Information Technology and Book Publishing.

Referenda are held for every conceivable government action, space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space, record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been reported, and manual labourers must be willing to have cybernetic limbs to get a job. Crime is totally unknown. The Monkye's national animal is the Snivy, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Pokéquiliant.

The Monkye is ranked 88th in Equilism and 98,710th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -34 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and