Location: Eastern Islands of Dharma

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The Empire of Quelesh is a colossal, cultured nation, remarkable for its national health service. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 8.603 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, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, the Environment, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mugendai. The average income tax rate is 97%. 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.

Abortions are routinely performed in Quelesh's hospitals, refugees from other nations are flocking to Quelesh's border, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Quelesh's radio stations, and graffiti graces every city's streets. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Quelesh's national animal is the Yamata no Orochi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the meseta.

Quelesh is ranked 4th in Eastern Islands of Dharma and 127,508th in the world for Stupidest Citizens, scoring -11 on the Average Edu-UNtellignce® Test Score.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and