Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Federation of The Snake Brotherhood is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Reptilio I with a fair hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 9.967 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Serpentopolis. The average income tax rate is 94%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

The government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance, the poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet, the government is making attempts at curtailing the flood of spam emails with little progress, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Snake Brotherhood's national animal is the serpent, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the ankh.

The Snake Brotherhood is ranked 2,058th in 10000 Islands and 100,106th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -41 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and