Location: The National Imperialist Front

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Islamic Republic of Fahadia is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by Prime Minister Fahad with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 11.512 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 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 96%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, the judicial branch is strongly influenced by major corporations, surveillance cameras are banned, and a punitive tax has been placed on harmful emissions. 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 1st in The National Imperialist Front and 2,335th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 8 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and