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The Republic of Kyupaa is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by the Winterlady with a fair hand, and notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 20.952 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, the Environment, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ivdisha. The average income tax rate is 97%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Gambling industry.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, the mining industry has taken a hit from tighter environmental regulations, Max Barry is this year's Miss Kyupaa, and a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kyupaa's national animal is the porcupine, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the chalice.

Kyupaa is ranked 207th in NationStates and 101,224th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -13 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and