Location: The New Democratic Union

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The Republic of Countriopia is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its national health service. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 3.512 billion are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whoever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although Social Welfare and Social Equality are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Citiopia. The average income tax rate is 99%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, racial and religious segregation has become rife as the various groups are loath to mingle, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and a government program is underway to revitalize Countriopia's beaches. Crime is totally unknown. Countriopia's national animal is the Countriopian Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Countriopian Sank.

Countriopia is ranked 3rd in The New Democratic Union and 9,856th in the world for Most Influential, scoring 40 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and