Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Holy Mobius Strip of Turbona is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Emperor Faraday with a fair hand, and renowned for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.437 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

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, Defence, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Viridian City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 38%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail industries.

The children of Turbona are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence, the tenet of free speech is held dear, employers are gradually adapting to the alien premise of paying wages to their workers, and Jackal is one of the most popular forenames in Turbona. Crime is moderate. Turbona's national animal is the Jackal, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Maxwell.

Turbona is ranked 1,991st in Lazarus and 67,956th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -14 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and