Location: Organization Islamic Nations

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Islamic Republic of Bosnia-and-Herzegovina is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by Alija Izetbegović with an even hand, and renowned for its hatred of cheese. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 6.131 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sarajevo. The average income tax rate is 69%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Automobile Manufacturing.

Businesses that prove successful are immediately broken up, the government has ordered a moratorium on referenda, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bosnia-and-Herzegovina's national animal is the Falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Islam, and its currency is the Riyals.

Bosnia-and-Herzegovina is ranked 1st in Organization Islamic Nations and 93,870th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and