Location: Texas

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The Benevolent Monocracy of Bolczienkasvenschalov is a gargantuan, devout nation, ruled by Grand Duchess Katerina with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 14.951 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Religion & Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

Televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events, shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned, scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, and fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Bolczienkasvenschalov's national animal is the Svensboar, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Orthodoxy, and its currency is the Bolcza.

Bolczienkasvenschalov is ranked 145th in Texas and 82,080th in the world for Most Politically Free, scoring 10 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and