Location: 10000 Islands

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The Musical Queens of MinnaCaroline is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Queen Minna with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 13.428 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

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 Taco Island. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 87%. A large private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Meat is a luxury afforded only to the wealthy, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, skateparks can be found in every city, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. MinnaCaroline's national animal is the Blue Crab, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Burning Man, and its currency is the Sharks Tooth.

MinnaCaroline is ranked 2,031st in 10000 Islands and 99,152nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -36 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and