Location: Balder

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The Grand Republic of Stratanova is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its hatred of cheese. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 8.225 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, the Environment, and Social Welfare. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Gambling industry.

Recent protests against birds flying too low have resulted in bloodshed, crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, Stratanova's educational system is the envy of many and regarded as a pinnacle of academic achievement, and most citizens in Stratanova are abject pyrophobes after extremely graphic pamphlets were mailed nationwide by the government. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stratanova's national animal is the rabid midget, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Xerxes Credit.

Stratanova is ranked 5th in Balder and 529th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 148 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and