Location: Sutherland of Rook

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The Borderlands of Orangebat is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.841 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 juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Equality, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Orangebat Loch. The average income tax rate is 67%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism industries.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, meat-eating is frowned upon, and commercial jingles have been ham-handedly forced into world renowned symphonies. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Orangebat's national animal is the Bat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Glarm.

Orangebat is ranked 1st in Sutherland of Rook and 12,719th in the world for Healthiest Citizens, with 9 Standard Bananas Ingested per capita per day.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and