Location: Kashmir

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Kashmiri Federation of Organizations is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its strong anti-business politics. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5.765 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Equality, and Social Welfare. The average income tax rate is 39%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Book Publishing.

A vast monorail network carries people all over the country, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, Bat is one of the most popular forenames in Organizations, and suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is a major problem, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Organizations's national animal is the Bat, and its currency is the Machine.

Organizations is ranked 1st in Kashmir and 54,704th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -13 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and