Location: The Unification of Imperialist States

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Constitutional Monarchy of BISA is a massive, devout nation, ruled by Leader with an iron fist, and renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.486 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Law & Order, with areas such as Social Welfare and Social Equality receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Royal Britannic City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42%. A small but healthy private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

BISA is increasingly belligerent on the international stage, bloodthirsty zealots regularly participate in the Friday Night Stoning of Adulterers, emergency room admissions for 'stampede injuries' have skyrocketed since the introduction of weekly Sabbath Eve sales, and BISA's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. BISA's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Sterling.

BISA is ranked 1st in The Unification of Imperialist States and 7,435th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and