Location: International Democratic Union

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The Divine Republic of Sanctaria is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Prime Minister Mark Kindle with an even hand, and notable for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 8.479 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sanctus. The average income tax rate is 90%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Cities are engulfed by smog, tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants, the government is promoting multicultural values with the new 'Just Be Nice, OK?' initiative, and door-to-door salesmen are frequently beaten up by 'vigilantes'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sanctaria's national animal is the Deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Church of Sanctaria, and its currency is the Sanctarian Pound.

Sanctaria is ranked 8th in International Democratic Union and 8,308th in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring 23 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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