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The Democratic State of Battlion is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Michael Quinn with an even hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.897 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Commerce, although Education and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Battronio. The average income tax rate is 91%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Pizza Delivery, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism industries.

Elected officials often serve for decades in a single term, the commercialisation of highly deadly weapons has instilled Battlion with a very polite populace, a new generation of aquariumless hotels are being built under government supervision, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Battlion's national animal is the Free Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is The Battionese Church, and its currency is the Battio.

Battlion is ranked 159th in Atlantis and 68,313th in the world for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 15 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and