Location: Canada

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The Zombie hunters of Almonaster Nuevo is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Alejandro de las Torres Altas with a fair hand, and remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 13.4 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mizumigari. The average income tax rate is 3%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Tourism and Book Publishing.

'Mountain Doobie' is widely regarded as the nation's favourite drink, students cut up leftover Fracts during Arts and Crafts, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, and it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Almonaster Nuevo's national animal is the Loon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is militant agnosticism, and its currency is the Fract.

Almonaster Nuevo is ranked 182nd in Canada and 127,690th in the world for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -60 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and