Location: Texas

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The Holy Empire of Dogbreathistan is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 7.007 billion are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The medium-sized, pro-business government devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as Social Equality and Social Welfare receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Couch. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Gambling.

The armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, criminals rejoice in the streets as the entire police force is sent away on a training retreat, and the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. Dogbreathistan's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Dog Poop.

Dogbreathistan is ranked 128th in Texas and 114,296th in the world for Stupidest Citizens, scoring 9 on the Average Edu-UNtellignce® Test Score.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and