Location: The Alliance of Dictators

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The Exalted Supremacy of East Borland is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by His Supreme Eminence with an iron fist, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 19.689 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business individuals is mainly concerned with Defence, although Law & Order and Commerce are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Lair. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

The government is spending billions of taxpayer Slaves to support the Arms Manufacturing industry, citizens rise at daybreak every day for mandatory exercise, criminals are thrown to the Gila Monsters to repay their debt to society, and hairdressers are among those who have disappeared overnight. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. East Borland's national animal is the Gila Monster, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Oppression, and its currency is the Slave.

East Borland is ranked 26th in The Alliance of Dictators and 9,502nd 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