Location: Grand Union

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The United Kingdom of GTCJ is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by HM King Gregorius I with an iron fist, and notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, cynical population of 4.42 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Religion & Spirituality, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of HeavenGate. The average income tax rate is 90%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

A survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over GTCJ, torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals, and the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. GTCJ's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Biblonian Christianity, and its currency is the Quopes.

GTCJ is ranked 2nd in Grand Union and 12,612th in the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 57 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and