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The Beaver-Infested Paradise of Soviet Canuckistan is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Sailfish I with a fair hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.277 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, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Commerce, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Moscawa. The average income tax rate is 89%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology industries.

'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Soviet Canuckistan's radio stations, children of nonreligious parents are often barred from school festival events, government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, and Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Soviet Canuckistan's national animal is the Beaver, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Canuck.

Soviet Canuckistan is ranked 93,671st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -25 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and