Location: India

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Secular Republic of B-H-A-R-A-T is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.84 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of DARJEELING. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 79%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Tourism and Information Technology.

The airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The DARJEELING Times is sold out, retail stores offer sales every hour on the hour, and minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. B-H-A-R-A-T's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the Rupee.

B-H-A-R-A-T is ranked 53rd in India and 89,174th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and