Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Grand Duchy of Wacky Mac party is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Cheesemonger with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.365 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass -- juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wacky Mac City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Gambling industries.

Corporate 'hostile takeovers' now involve ICBMs and main battle tanks, commercial jingles have been ham-handedly forced into world renowned symphonies, the populace harbors a fierce hatred of the metric system, and children are regularly married to each other to secure business deals between families. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wacky Mac party's national animal is the Liron, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Mac 'n Cheese, and its currency is the Good One.

Wacky Mac party is ranked 311th in Lazarus and 5,804th 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