Location: New England

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The Rogue Island of Rhode Inland is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its burgeoning brown bear population. Its compassionate, cynical population of 3.14 billion are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Religion & Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 26%, but much higher for the wealthy. A very small private sector is dominated by the Furniture Restoration industry.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, Rhode Inland's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, and military spending is on the increase. Crime is well under control. Rhode Inland's national animal is the brown bear, and its currency is the penny.

Rhode Inland is ranked 2nd in New England and 9,765th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -4 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and