Location: Fraternity Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Mothership of The UFOs is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by The High Matriarch with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 3.319 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass -- is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Defence and Public Transport are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Main Bridge. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Woodchip Exports and Automobile Manufacturing.

Motels cater primarily to adulterers, senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour, the children of The UFOs are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence, and The UFOs Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere'. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is moderate. The UFOs's national animal is the Martian Snakebird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Alien Communalism, and its currency is the Alienbuck.

The UFOs is ranked 1st in Fraternity Islands and 77,998th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -16 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and