Location: Athar

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Sarky desperatly needs a nap of Sarkhaan is a gargantuan, cultured nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 13.457 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although Social Welfare and Healthcare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sarkhaan City. The average income tax rate is 60%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture, Gambling, and Uranium Mining industries.

Max Barry is this year's Miss Sarkhaan, all weapon research has been banned, the government is using tax revenues to provide jobs for the poor, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Sarkhaan to be bombproof. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sarkhaan's national animal is the sugar glider, and its currency is the alawai.

Sarkhaan is ranked 1st in Athar and 7,935th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 18 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and