Location: Free States of Gaia

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The Most Serene Republic of Deidre Skye is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Gaia with a fair hand, and notable for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 8.958 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal individuals juggles the competing demands of Education, Commerce, and Social Welfare. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Information Technology.

Surveillance cameras are banned, invading armies are given hard glares for their cheek, euthanasia is legal, and the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Deidre Skye's national animal is the monkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the coconut.

Deidre Skye is ranked 18th in Free States of Gaia and 113,982nd in the world for Healthiest Citizens, with -1 Standard Bananas Ingested per capita per day.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and