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The Queen's State of Shatford Valley

“Where the wind blows”

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The Queen's State of Shatford Valley is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 39.921 billion Shatford Valleyians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The enormous, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Welfare, although Industry, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 54.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Shatford Valleyian economy, worth a remarkable 1,198 trillion betales a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery. Average income is 30,030 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Most governmental positions are filled by zealous nationalists, thousands of cute furry kittens are trampling everything in their path (Shatford Valley has found 2 easter eggs), the nation's favourite colour is blue (Shatford Valley has found 2 easter eggs), and the Governor has just been declared ruler of Shatford Valley in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shatford Valley's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is none.

Shatford Valley is ranked 148,912^th in the world and 120^th in United States of America for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.1 law-abiding acts per hour.

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