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Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Benevolent Dictatorship of The Dourian Embassy is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by Treize Dreizehn with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.581 billion enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as the Environment and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Douria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 79%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Automobile Manufacturing.

Inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, 'A is for Annulment' is a popular children's song, and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Dourian Embassy's national animal is the raven, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is The Holy Thirteen, and its currency is the dollar.

The Dourian Embassy is ranked 10th in Osiris and 983rd in the world for Most Influential, scoring 154 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and