Location: Zhaucauozian Friendship

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Ferret in Your Trouserness of Bahgum is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by The Glorious Leader with an even hand, and notable for its restrictive gun laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 17.683 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals devotes most of its attentions to Law & Order, with areas such as Social Equality and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Gambling industry.

The government is financing an extremely costly war against malaria, murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, and the number of children one can have is restricted by law. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bahgum's national animal is the cart horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the eckythump.

Bahgum is ranked 26th in Zhaucauozian Friendship and 94,263rd in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -275 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and