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The Godfreyite Empire of Walmington on Sea

“Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re”

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The Godfreyite Empire of Walmington on Sea is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by PM George Mainwaring with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 46.835 billion Walmingtonians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Walmington-on-Sea. The average income tax rate is 3.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Walmish economy, worth a remarkable 6,907 trillion pound sterlings a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Average income is an impressive 147,493 pound sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

PM George Mainwaring has just been declared ruler of Walmington on Sea in an international press conference, the Godfreyite Church has been named as Walmington on Sea's national religion, police officers have been re-kitted with designer uniforms and gold plated handcuffs, and the military has declared that 'a woman's place is in the mess hall'. Crime is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Walmington on Sea's national animal is the battered cod, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is the Godfreyite Church.

Walmington on Sea is ranked 73,014^th in the world and 8^th in A Modern World for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,429.75 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

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