Location: Europe

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The Grand Imperial State of Napaleo is a massive, safe nation, ruled by HIM Emperor Léopold IV of Napaleo with a fair hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 2.138 billion 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 devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Deveroux. The average income tax rate is 49%, but much higher for the wealthy. A tiny private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, loans are available for students from poor families, artists are pillars of society, and radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion. Crime is totally unknown. Napaleo's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Franc.

Napaleo is ranked 326th in Europe and 81,196th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -2 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and