Location: The Commonwealth of Crowns

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The Grand Duchy of San Monteriano is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Caterina I with a fair hand, and notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5.654 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent 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 San Monteriano. The average income tax rate is 57%, and even higher for the wealthy. A small but healthy private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The government has declared its commitment to multilateralism, abortions are routinely performed in San Monteriano's hospitals, the 'Half King of Maxtopia' exhibit is the least popular amongst museum-goers, and the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around San Monteriano. Crime is well under control. San Monteriano's national animal is the eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the lozenge.

San Monteriano is ranked 148th in The Commonwealth of Crowns and 98,015th in the world for Most Authoritarian, with 0.059 Stalins.

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