Location: Vieta

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The Constitutional Monarchy of The Most Serene Empire of Mike is a massive, devout nation, ruled by Emperor Hakarl III with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.529 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Religion & Spirituality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Siorcanna. The average income tax rate is 72%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes, the government has taken a 'sort it out yourselves' approach to fighting malaria, there have been sightings of people walking around dressed in nothing but leopard-skin g-strings for 'religious reasons', and fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown. The Most Serene Empire of Mike's national animal is the Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Catholicism, and its currency is the Mike.

The Most Serene Empire of Mike is ranked 2nd in Vieta and 113,201st in the world for Stupidest Citizens, scoring 9 on the Average Edu-UNtellignce® Test Score.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and