Location: Halo

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Grand Duchy of The satanic nations is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Orange Juice with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 10.627 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, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The satanic nations City. The average income tax rate is 92%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Gambling.

Surveillance cameras are banned, record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been recorded, the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources, and tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The satanic nations's national animal is the decaying fetus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the scale.

The satanic nations is ranked 4th in Halo and 95,841st 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