Location: Atlantian Oceania

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Akbarabad is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Mallik Ali Akbar with an even hand, and notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed population of 7.76 billion are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Akbarabad City. The average income tax rate is 73%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

The nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, the internet has been placed under government control, the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources, and the nation is reliant on the principle of mutually assured destruction to maintain its security. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Akbarabad's national animal is the Tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Islam, and its currency is the Credit.

Akbarabad is ranked 6th in Atlantian Oceania and 1,201st 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