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The Scalepile of Yissing Scalies is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Dragon of Torment with an iron fist, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 17.895 billion are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Egg Shelf. The average income tax rate is 94%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Marketing departments of corporate giants compete to sponsor little league teams, calling out of the blue has become taboo, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, and the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is a serious problem, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Yissing Scalies's national animal is the Snuggly Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Inescapable Torment, and its currency is the Chronautius.

Yissing Scalies is ranked 5th in FurNation and 101,026th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -56 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and