Location: Wysteria

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Nihilist Hippy Commune of Ummagumma is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prime Minister Roger Waters with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 20.447 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government is effectively ruled by the Department of Social Welfare, with areas such as Defence and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bonny. The average income tax rate is 43%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The UBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, and the nation has an international reputation for compassion. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Ummagumma's national animal is the far out Pink Dragon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is love, and its currency is the love bead.

Ummagumma is ranked 206th in Wysteria and 101,422nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -88 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and