The Federation of Methusela

The Federation of Methusela

Founder: Bilrow

The Federation of Methusela is a very large, economically powerful nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 67 million are either ruled by a small, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The enormous, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25%. A large private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Children as young as twelve are conscripted into the armed forces, eight year-olds with lemonade stands have been known to be locked up on charges of embezzlement, a large concrete wall is being built around the country's borders, and a National Academy regulates grammar and usage. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Methusela's national animal is the mockingbird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the meta.