Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of BrightFutures is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 11.875 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Healthcare and Public Transport are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of BrightFutures City. The average income tax rate is 83%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

The "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The BrightFutures City Times is sold out, abortions are routinely performed in BrightFutures's hospitals, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, and the people are famous throughout the region for their bleached-white teeth. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BrightFutures's national animal is the sun, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the brightness.

BrightFutures is ranked 891st in The North Pacific and 23,003rd 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