Location: And A Great Big Bushy Beard

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Grand Duchy of Khasim is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Arch Duke Hallim with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.653 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Khasim. The average income tax rate is 94%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing.

Female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast, citizens are only allowed to view government-approved TV shows, waste is frequently shipped to other countries, and religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Khasim's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Hallimism, and its currency is the Lime.

Khasim is ranked 4th in And A Great Big Bushy Beard and 16,617th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and