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The Commonwealth of Belgravica

“No one held back and no one left behind”

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The Commonwealth of Belgravica is a large, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 136 million Belgravicans 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 government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 54.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Belgravican economy, worth 5.39 trillion grazzoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,649 grazzoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

It's a jungle out there, all mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave, estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered, and the Belgravica City Film Festival recently voted 'Belgravican Getting Hit By Football' as best film. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Belgravica's national animal is the silver gull, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Belgravica is ranked 160,786^th in the world and 878^th in Europeia for Most Developed, scoring 54.82 on the Human Development Index.

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Has WA voting rights.

Endorsements Received: 6 » UPC, Primorye Oblast, The Dome, Texel and Vlieland, Sincluda, and Sanjurika.