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The Commonwealth of Kapystan is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 901 million enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kapystan City. The average income tax rate is 68%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

All mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave, anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper, motorists' locations are constantly tracked by intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and phone taps are frequently carried out by the police. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kapystan's national animal is the Cow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Kapy.

Kapystan is ranked 5th in Outpost Uber Alles and 25,515th in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring 16 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

NationStates by Max Barry, author of and