Location: Islamic Bahia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Confederacy of Baiense is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 647 million enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Public Transport, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Salvador. Income tax is unheard of. A healthy private sector is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Furniture Restoration, and Trout Farming industries.

Copyright laws have been abolished, loans are available for students from poor families, anti-government web sites are springing up, and most governmental positions are filled by zealous nationalists. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is pervasive, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Baiense's national animal is the Carcará, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Licutan.

Baiense is ranked 3rd in Islamic Bahia and 28,485th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and