Location: Rushmore

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The Republic of Candelaria And Marquez is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Natalie van Dijk with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate population of 11.321 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 Welfare, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Albrecht. The average income tax rate is 70%, and even higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Voters must frequently select what they view as the lesser of two evils on the ballot, meat-eating is frowned upon, graffiti graces every city's streets, and citizens may cast their vote over the internet or phone. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Candelaria And Marquez's national animal is the giant toad called Hope, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the reformed pound.

Candelaria And Marquez is ranked 110th in Rushmore and 88,251st in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and