Location: The Supreme Union

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The People's Republic of Handiyan is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by General Secretary Juarez with an even hand, and notable for its national health service. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 1.597 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 concentrates mainly on Law & Order, although Defence and Education are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Handiyan City. The average income tax rate is 43%, but much higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Information Technology and Uranium Mining.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, politicians are often seen with soldiers pointing guns at their heads, citizens receive notices of disenfranchisement along with their parking tickets, and waste is frequently shipped to other countries. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Handiyan's national animal is the Black Hawk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Santan.

Handiyan is ranked 25th in The Supreme Union and 88,658th in the world for Most Pacifist, scoring -15 on the Lennon-Springsteen Scale.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and