Location: Persian Tricycle Riders

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The Confederated Kingdom of Skallvia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Prince Louis of Bourbon Duke of Skallvia with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 7.328 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dunbaile. The average income tax rate is 38%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Automobile Manufacturing and Cheese Exports.

Airport security is provided by private companies, Skallvia's leader goes out to lunch surrounded by large men in dark glasses, Prince Louis of Bourbon Duke of Skallvia has just been declared ruler of Skallvia in an international press conference, and Roman Catholicism has been named as Skallvia's national religion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skallvia's national animal is the Skalvian Crawfish, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Roman Catholicism, and its currency is the Livre.

Skallvia is ranked 2nd in Persian Tricycle Riders and 80,277th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -2 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and