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The Borderlands of Northumberlandia

“Fortiter Defendit Triumphans”

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The Borderlands of Northumberlandia is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its frequent executions, daily referendums, and strictly enforced bedtime. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 892 million Northumberlandians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Administration, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. The average income tax rate is 9.9%.

The powerhouse Northumberlandian economy, worth 99.1 trillion Pound Sterlings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 111,096 Pound Sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Education is transforming people into first-rate snobs, supermodels maintain their skinny form by running away from government officials, the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, and diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Northumberlandia's national animal is the Magpie, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Northumberlandia is ranked 219,603^rd in the world and 5,466^th in The North Pacific for Safest, scoring 27.38 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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