Location: A land of madness

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Holy Allied States of Wyominger is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 886 million 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Law & Order, with areas such as Commerce and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Casperian. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 45%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Children of nonreligious parents are often barred from school festival events, all tariffs have been abolished, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and military funding has been stripped back. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wyominger's national animal is the Giraffe, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Wiki.

Wyominger is ranked 3rd in A land of madness and 73,753rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and