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The Republic of Sargossa is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by General Joaquín Delgado with an iron fist, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5.793 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soluca. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 30%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Gambling industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Tourism.

The nation has recently been attributed to the funding of terrorist organisations, bicyclists are banned from major roads, waste is frequently shipped to other countries, and shanty towns are forming in the suburbs of major cities. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Sargossa's national animal is the Great Manta, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the dinara.

Sargossa is ranked 133rd in Rushmore and 93,658th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -201 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and