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The Boat People of Kalmukia is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its strong anti-business politics. Its compassionate, cynical population of 12.283 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Social Welfare, although Defence and Healthcare are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 54%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Book Publishing.

The government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups, protesters against the government are hanged as a warning to others, the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources, and retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown. Kalmukia's national animal is the prawn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the fresh water.

Kalmukia is ranked 52,882nd in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 0 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and