Jennifer Government: NationStates is a web-based game (free) that allows you to build your own nation based on any political ideology you want. Then you get to compete (I'm not sure how) against other people's states. Its a game based on the book Jennifer Government by Max Barry.
The book sounds like it could be SF, but Amazon doesn't list it there. Although I couldn't figure out where they did put it....
Update: All hail the great and powerful (well, soon) Bohronia!
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Posted by JP Frantz at Friday December 05, 2003 at 10:11 AM
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Seems like an interesting book...kinda reminds me of The Space Merchants, which I recently read.
BTW, Fear the power of Nebonia!
Posted by John on Friday December 05, 2003 at 11:26 AM at 11:26 AM
Bah, you have no power unless your people are considered "human resources" like HakkiQuakki
Posted by Tim on Friday December 05, 2003 at 1:26 PM at 1:26 PM
I gotta say I think I could become quite the little island despot with this thing. Today, I decided to outlaw voting and tax chicken snack packs... Whew, what a leader must do - I so need a nap...
Posted by Tim on Friday December 05, 2003 at 9:33 PM at 9:33 PM
Apparently, my country was being overrun by, of all things, Schrodingers Cats, the national animal. I could have let people catch them and sell them for eatin' (them's good eats!) but they are the nation animal. So, I decided to let people shoot them and toss them in the ditch like they always do...
Posted by JP on Friday December 05, 2003 at 9:46 PM at 9:46 PM
Excellent - I like it - it has the right level of humor for a web type of game. ANd does not require constant monitoring to keep up with it.
Posted by Tim on Friday December 05, 2003 at 10:25 PM at 10:25 PM
Gotta love the custom flag feature.
Posted by John on Friday December 05, 2003 at 10:59 PM at 10:59 PM
The Dominion of Axeliq will slowly but surely crush you hippy scum!
Posted by Scott on Monday December 08, 2003 at 11:50 AM at 11:50 AM
No way man - I just decided to barcode everybody and build more bombs. We are an all-consuming economic police state - at any minute now I expect a coup and have my head on a stake 
Posted by Tim on Tuesday December 09, 2003 at 9:04 AM at 9:04 AM