Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Zombie Horde of The Soylent Green Party is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Attila the Hungery with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.314 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.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass -- juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Healthcare, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greater Ponyburger. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Information Technology, and Gambling industries.

The nation is reliant on the principle of mutually assured destruction to maintain its security, rag-wearing teachers are often mistaken for homeless people, inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, and the breathalyser pledge is a traditional part of marriages in The Soylent Green Party. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Soylent Green Party's national animal is the Suckling Human, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Ponyburgers are Magic, and its currency is the Brooke Hogan 8-track.

The Soylent Green Party is ranked 1,131st in 10000 Islands and 73,980th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and