Location: Ulthar

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Well-Dressed Inanity of Top Hats and Berets is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by TheQuoteFilthyLiberalMediaUnquote with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed population of 6.256 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Ametrine City. The average income tax rate is 88%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Local executives are seen on the corner with cardboard signs reading "will oppress the masses for food", all beauty contests have been banned, the poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet, and a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Top Hats and Berets's national animal is the Jumping Hippocrab, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the -1 Jaquato.

Top Hats and Berets is ranked 71st in Ulthar and 88,429th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -21 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and