Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Beaudelieria is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 949 million hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 73%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The military frequently holds bake sales to raise funds, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, waste is frequently shipped to other countries, and all recreational drugs are legal. Crime is totally unknown. Beaudelieria's national animal is the Stag, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Punt.

Beaudelieria is ranked 282nd in Europe and 72,908th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and