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The Rogue Nation of MSN 61

“1977”

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The Rogue Nation of MSN 61 is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Highlander with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, state-planned economy, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.444 billion MSN 61ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Andrews. The average income tax rate is 62.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient MSN 61ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,666 trillion lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 258,600 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The fattest folk in MSN 61 look to be the happiest ones, wars of expansion are described as "peacekeeping operations", politicians accepting drinks in bars are executed for taking bribes, and blind students are at a disadvantage now that test papers printed in braille have been discontinued. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. MSN 61's national animal is the emu, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Cards.

MSN 61 is ranked 29,603^rd in the world and 421^st in NationStates for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.97 law-abiding acts per hour.

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