Nation/Saint Odoursburg

The Bayesian Technomeritocracy of Saint Odoursburg is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Jean Saint Odour with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 4.558 billion Odours hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Education, although Environment, Welfare, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Defense and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stink Town. The average income tax rate is 84.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Odourous economy, worth 983 trillion Stanks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an amazing 215,758 Stanks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas, much of Saint Odoursburg's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, the Saint Odoursburg Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', and suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps. Crime is totally unknown. Saint Odoursburg's national animal is the Nostril Weevil, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Athiesm.

Saint Odoursburg is ranked 5,684th in the world and 128th in the Pacific for Nudest, with 223.75 Cheeks Per Square Mile.