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The Federation of Polar Islandstates is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by President Iversen-Eklund with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 5.077 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 concentrates mainly on Education, although Social Welfare and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Franz Josef City. The average income tax rate is 70%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, politicians are to be found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, mothers are routinely abandoning their children in the name of women's rights, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime is totally unknown. Polar Islandstates's national animal is the Arctic Tern, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Sol.

Polar Islandstates is ranked 113th in Rushmore and 125,460th in the world for Stupidest Citizens, scoring -7 on the Average Edu-UNtellignce® Test Score.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and