Location: pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Highly Popular State of Tiny_Thongs is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 11.803 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defence. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Beef-Based Agriculture.

The minority party is vilified for everything from fires to earthquakes, politicians are to be found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, the government is seen to favor Catholics, and prosecutors routinely call transplant doctors as 'expert witnesses' in burglary cases. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tiny_Thongs's national animal is the brazilian wax, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the hotbod.

Tiny_Thongs is ranked 5th in pacific and 9,525th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -3 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and