Location: the South Pacific

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The Federal Republic of Belschaft is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by James Lambert with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 10.996 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New London. The average income tax rate is 22%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Book Publishing.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, much of Belschaft's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, students cut up leftover Federal Pounds during Arts and Crafts, and nude art is becoming wildly popular. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Belschaft's national animal is the Belschaft Crested Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Federal Pound.

Belschaft is ranked 635th in the South Pacific and 22,810th in the world for Healthiest Citizens, with 7 Standard Bananas Ingested per capita per day.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and