Location: Free

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The Ravanian Sword of Justice of Saint-Gregor is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its national health service. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 789 million enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

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 the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint-Gregor-in-the-fields. The average income tax rate is 71%, and even higher for the wealthy. 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.

All guns must be registered, Saint-Gregor has designated Saint-Gregor-in-the-fields as its capital city, loans are available for students from poor families, and eight year-olds can be seen lighting up in public areas. Crime is well under control. Saint-Gregor's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Talent.

Saint-Gregor is ranked 9th in Free and 85,881st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -19 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and