Location: Osiris

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Colony of The New Persian Empire is a huge, devout nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 507 million are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic government is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Defence and Religion & Spirituality are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Istanbul. The average income tax rate is 24%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Beef-Based Agriculture.

Government police forces protect public schools from the threat of protest, private business has started paving paradises and putting up parking lots, The New Persian Empire has designated Istanbul as its capital city, and murder victims' families receive windfall payouts when the murderers are executed. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. The New Persian Empire's national animal is the Vulture, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Valero.

The New Persian Empire is ranked 399th in Osiris and 12,618th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -7 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and