Location: PMOI

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Vb is a huge, economically powerful nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 698 million are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The large government is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Religion & Spirituality and Social Welfare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vb City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 22%. A healthy private sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Cheese Exports.

Vb has designated Vb City as its capital city, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, skateboarding is punishable by heavy fines, and small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vb's national animal is the Salvager, and its currency is the Sacker.

Vb is ranked 5th in PMOI and 53,751st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -12 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and