Location: Chicago

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Chat-filled Parking lot of The Vinita Rest Area is a colossal, economically powerful nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 5.406 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.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Furniture Restoration, and Book Publishing industries.

Crime is moderate. The Vinita Rest Area's national animal is the mc chat rat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the sooner.

The Vinita Rest Area is ranked 3rd in Chicago and 46,070th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -12 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and