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The United Kingdom of Aethelward

“Unity in Adversity”

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The United Kingdom of Aethelward is a huge, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, suspicion of poets, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 227 million Aethelwardians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 65.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Aethelwardian economy, worth 15.3 trillion Astras a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is 67,524 Astras, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pandemics are over and done with by the time it takes to pass the nation's stringent border security, Jack Russells have proven to be terrible spies, students who do not recite the national anthem each morning have to drop and give their teacher 50, and pocket dialling is a criminal offence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aethelward's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aethelward is ranked 42,192^nd in the world and 47^th in The Kodiak Republic for Most Patriotic, with 31.2 flags saluted per person per day.

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