Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Mastermind Confederacy of The Salvation States is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 14.414 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sinapppolis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, followed by Book Publishing and Beef-Based Agriculture.

All streets are privately owned toll roads, artists are pillars of society, citizens may cast their vote over the internet or phone, and the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Salvation States's national animal is the sabertooth tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the cap.

The Salvation States is ranked 3,223rd in Lazarus and 95,808th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -27 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and