Location: Union of Socratic Establishment

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Kingdom of Torlop is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Felix with a fair hand, and renowned for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 2.072 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dersum. The average income tax rate is 68%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Tourism and Information Technology.

Heavy industry grinds to a halt as new equipment must be biked in, nude art is becoming wildly popular, immigrants flood the job queues as discrimination in the workplace makes a staggering comeback, and voting is voluntary. Crime is totally unknown. Torlop's national animal is the Narwhal, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Mono.

Torlop is ranked 2nd in Union of Socratic Establishment and 94,903rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -26 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and