Location: Funen

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Bad Republic of Bart Simpson-on-Tyne is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Bart Simpson with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed population of 9.983 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Defence, although Law & Order and the Environment are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of El Barto. The average income tax rate is 58%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Military spending is on the increase, vanity is considered the eigth cardinal virtue, glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, and citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is a serious problem. Bart Simpson-on-Tyne's national animal is the Itchy and Scratchy, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Bartman, and its currency is the tala.

Bart Simpson-on-Tyne is ranked 10th in Funen and 77,701st 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