Location: The Imperial Legion

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Really BONKERS elite forces of Usual People In Life is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Sox Handler with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 8.435 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, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mega Sox. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Automobile Manufacturing and Book Publishing.

All telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", and cheating spouses are required to undergo job training. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Usual People In Life's national animal is the Sox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Reality of Sox, and its currency is the Credit.

Usual People In Life is ranked 1st in The Imperial Legion and 1,013th in the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 236 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and