Location: Chicago

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Matriarchy of Velma Kelly is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.519 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.

The tiny government concentrates mainly on Defence, although Law & Order and Education are secondary priorities. The average income tax rate is 14%. A large private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Beef-Based Agriculture and Pizza Delivery.

Nudity is frowned upon, the government is reining in public spending, voting is voluntary, and the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas. Crime is a problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Velma Kelly's national animal is the Men, and its currency is the Dollar.

Velma Kelly is ranked 2nd in Chicago and 27,284th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -10 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and