Location: Australia

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The Commonwealth of Strasbourg - Metz is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 9.693 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 is mainly concerned with Social Welfare, although Education and Law & Order are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Freedom City. The average income tax rate is 78%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Automobile Manufacturing and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Strasbourg - Metz's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, Cheetah is one of the most popular forenames in Strasbourg - Metz, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and there has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Strasbourg - Metz's national animal is the cheetah, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the doll hair.

Strasbourg - Metz is ranked 32nd in Australia and 88,385th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -21 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and