Location: North Africa

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Kingdom of African Business is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Queen Helena Natalia Habsburg with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 6.27 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, pro-business individuals juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Natalia. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Uranium Mining.

Small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants, the military frequently holds bake sales to raise funds, urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffer-driven limousines, and citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. African Business's national animal is the Cheetahs, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Daoism, and its currency is the Dollar.

African Business is ranked 2nd in North Africa and 1,180th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 10 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and