Location: St Abbaddon

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The Liberal Republic of Andrewsburgville is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Jose Manuel Fernandes with an even hand, and remarkable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 3.681 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 Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Montreal. The average income tax rate is 98%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Abortions are routinely performed in Andrewsburgville's hospitals, multiple polls have christened the newly-formed Filibuster Committee as "the least efficient government bureaucracy", Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity, and the sound of wooden legs echo throughout Andrewsburgville after the recent introduction of the Foot Tax. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Andrewsburgville's national animal is the Water Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Figgy Dollar.

Andrewsburgville is ranked 1st in St Abbaddon and 639th in the world for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 262 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and