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Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Islamic Republic of Fahadia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister Fahad with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 10.884 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Religion & Spirituality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fahadabad. The average income tax rate is 97%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

New safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Fahadia to be bombproof, the government is using tax revenues to provide jobs for the poor, police are arresting costumed characters at comic book conventions, and the colors pink and purple are banned from military unit insignia. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fahadia's national animal is the camel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Ahl as-Sunnah Islam, and its currency is the Fahadian Dinar.

Fahadia is ranked 9th in Liberty Alliance and 23,123rd in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 3 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and