Location: Capitalist Paradise

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The United Federation of Plisskenstan is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by Andrew Jackson with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 12.16 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is effectively ruled by the Department of Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Social Welfare receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thingamageek. The average income tax rate is 3%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Tourism and Retail.

Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, the government is pursuing a new programme aimed at promoting cultural sophistication, and the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Thingamageek. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is moderate. Plisskenstan's national animal is the Chupacabra, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Sponk.

Plisskenstan is ranked 500th in Capitalist Paradise and 114,368th in the world for Most Conservative, scoring 29 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and