Location: ZZ 9 Plural Z Alpha

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The Theocracy of Opodeldok is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Keith Mitchell with an iron fist, and notable for its national health service. Its compassionate, cynical population of 19.54 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Law & Order, with areas such as Healthcare and Education receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Opodeldok City. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Dark alleys and public toilets are filled with furtive sexual activities among teenagers and unmarried adults, newspapers cannot report anything about politicians without their explicit consent, the police crack down on tax evaders without mercy, and children have only the most basic of education. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Opodeldok's national animal is the lamb, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the carbon credit.

Opodeldok is ranked 5th in ZZ 9 Plural Z Alpha and 3,395th in the world for Most Influential, scoring 72 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and