Location: Osiris

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empire of Sassanid is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ban on automobiles. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.22 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 26%, but much higher for the wealthy. A very small private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Citizens select which government department gets their income tax Drachmas each year, there have been reports of people marrying housepets, religious figures have been banned from public holidays to make them more multicultural, and the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sassanid's national animal is the Simurgh, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Drachma.

Sassanid is ranked 556th in Osiris and 20,253rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -9 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and