Location: Mythical HQ 85

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The Downunder of Ravania Australia is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its enforced nudity. Its compassionate population of 785 million are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Canberravania. The average income tax rate is 67%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Trout Farming.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, clowns are being rounded up and admitted to mental institutions, Ravania Australia has designated Canberravania as its capital city, and prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams. Crime is totally unknown. Ravania Australia's national animal is the Raven, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Claw.

Ravania Australia is ranked 2nd in Mythical HQ 85 and 73,380th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and