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The Defense Minister of Alpacanzia is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Che Alpacua with an even hand, and renowned for its parental licensing program. Its compassionate population of 2.615 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

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 Equality, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Machu Picchu. The average income tax rate is 80%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Tourism.

The government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', politicians accepting drinks in bars are executed for taking bribes, children spout "The Stone Pillars Rise from the Pits of Eternity." involuntarily throughout the day, and the government is promoting multicultural values with the new 'Just Be Nice, OK?' initiative. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alpacanzia's national animal is the Alpaca, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Alpacian dollar.

Alpacanzia is ranked 14th in Union of Free States and 106,004th in the world for Most Extreme, scoring 10 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and