Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Holy Empire of Bunish is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Über Bunnatee with an even hand, and renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 12.615 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Villain City. The average income tax rate is 43%, but much higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Customs turn away those considered to have an unfavourable ethnicity, students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak, the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, and protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bunish's national animal is the politician, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is love thy brother, and its currency is the ze Dolla.

Bunish is ranked 3,353rd in Lazarus and 94,098th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -249 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and