Location: World Alliance

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The Grand Duchy of Acquitane is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Grand Duke Maximillian Julianus Pond with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.41 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Acquilistine. The average income tax rate is 81%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, divorce lawyers are found begging on the streets, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town. Crime is totally unknown. Acquitane's national animal is the Stallion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Acquitinian Sterling.

Acquitane is ranked 19th in World Alliance and 10,738th in the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 64 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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