Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Spanish Inquisition of Bhang Bhang Duc is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Le Chromosphere with an iron fist, and remarkable for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 16.489 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Four Ecks. The average income tax rate is 20%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

Dark alleys and public toilets are filled with furtive sexual activities among teenagers and unmarried adults, birds and children's kites are regularly brought down by anti-aircraft fire, the government is a law unto itself, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bhang Bhang Duc's national animal is the sloth, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Druidism, and its currency is the pingu.

Bhang Bhang Duc is ranked 4,168th in the West Pacific and 99,240th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and