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The Empire of Medcalfica is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 888 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of 🏠🏠🏢🏬🏥💒🏨🏭🏭🌇. The average income tax rate is 4%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales industries.

Nervous homeowners have been blamed for rising death rates amongst carol singers and locksmiths, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, and the government is pursuing a new programme aimed at promoting cultural sophistication. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. Medcalfica's national animal is the alot, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the chinye.

Medcalfica is ranked 42nd in Texas and 10,415th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and