Location: Haven

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Karachai-Cherkessia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.551 billion are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, moralistic, pro-business morass -- concentrates mainly on Commerce, although Law & Order and Social Welfare are secondary priorities. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing.

The automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, nudity is frowned upon, and tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karachai-Cherkessia's national animal is the brown bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the korona.

Karachai-Cherkessia is ranked 14th in Haven and 42,654th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and