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The Empire of 15 colonies is a massive, genial nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.529 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Concordia. The average income tax rate is 73%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

The welfare administration’s new sweeping authority has forced the poor and needy to shop from pre-approved grocery lists, the importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, hospitals are amongst the best-funded in the region, and urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffer-driven limousines. Crime is totally unknown. 15 colonies's national animal is the Hummingbird, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Imperial Dollar.

15 colonies is ranked 179th in NationStates and 88,094th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -3 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and