Location: Nasicournia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The 4 Minutes of Tuesday Heights is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 18.574 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lois. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 94%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, followed by Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing.

Rag-wearing teachers are often mistaken for homeless people, Tuesday Heights is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, and the nationalized auto industry is adept at making durable little cars nobody wants to drive. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tuesday Heights's national animal is the siberian tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the credit.

Tuesday Heights is ranked 44th in Nasicournia and 98,422nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -33 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and