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Archive for May, 2007

Today’s UN Report : The Most Corrupt Governments in Liberty Alliance

May 26, 2007

UN officials visited a range of government departments and recorded how frequently bribes were required to complete simple administrative requests.
So… we finally made a top-ten list in something 

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1.
The Divided Spheres of Bijection
Compulsory Consumerist State
“Returned from the dead”

2.
The Colony of Marc Two
Compulsory Consumerist State
“Where do we keep all our chainsaws, Mom?”

3.
The Most Serene [...]

Today’s UN Report : The Largest Defense Forces (per capita) in Liberty Alliance

May 21, 2007

Nations ranked high on this list spend disproportionately large amounts of money on national defense, and are most secure against foreign aggression.
We ranked at 13th out of 54 other nations in the region.

1.
The People’s Republic of Panido
Capitalist Paradise
“Its not your money but its ours.”

2.
The Democratic Order of Sanzar
Capitalizt
“Fight fierce or die in shame”

3.
The Republic [...]

Today’s UN Report : The Best Weather in Liberty Alliance

May 19, 2007

We ranked at #25 out of 51 other nations in the region. The top ten ranking was as follows :

1.
The Dominion of A Mysterious Island
Democratic Socialists
“We are happy because we are told to be.”

2.
The Democratic Republic of Guamface
Left-wing Utopia
“Banned from the End of the World”

3.
The Democratic Republic of QuantumSoft
New York Times Democracy
“It is better to [...]

compulsory military service

May 17, 2007

So, NUTS is now renowned for compulsory military service.
Wow. I never appreciated just how many countries have compulsory military conscription. I just finished reading an interesting wiki article on the subject. Eritrea has mandatory service for women as well as men, no questions asked.

Liberty Alliance

May 17, 2007

I’m pleased to annouce that NUTS is now property of Liberty Alliance, an extremely well organized nationstates.net region with high regional power. The region comprises of roughly 50 nations. Let’s hope NUTS and the Liberty Alliance can forge a mutually beneficial relationship. The nations in the region seem wonderful, and the people seem friendly — [...]

Issues section

May 17, 2007

Everyday, our government battles to keep on top of things and keep the country running smoothly. Some of the Issues NUTS has to deal with do give us a bit more of a headache than is healthy (not to mention how time consuming it can be to actually commit to a decision).
Every now and then, [...]

Telegram #1

May 17, 2007

Welcome to the official blog of the cyber territory of NUTS. NUTS is a cyber territory which exists in the realm of Jennifer Government: NationStates, an online nation-building simulation game created by Max Barry. In time, the government of NUTS hopes that this blog will become a useful resource for our country, region and others [...]