Location: libertarian

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Amerikanisches Reich of ThinkPads is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by General Disapproval with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 15.028 billion enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, pro-business individuals devotes most of its attentions to Law & Order, with areas such as Social Equality and Social Welfare receiving almost no funds by comparison. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining industries.

Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens, citizens are permitted to carry concealed handguns, and housecats are becoming popular in pet stores nationwide. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. ThinkPads's national animal is the housecat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the gold ounce.

ThinkPads is ranked 41st in libertarian and 129,523rd in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring -39 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and