Spotlight on:
The State of Westborne |
“You Can't Stop Progress”
Category: Anarchy | ||
Civil Rights: Excessive |
Economy: Strong |
Political Freedoms: World Benchmark |
Location: Dublin |
Regional Influence: Instigator |
The State of Westborne is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 8.176 billion Westborneans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.
The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.
The strong Westbornean economy, worth 377 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 46,149 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 297,439 per year while the poor average 2,892, a ratio of 102 to 1.
The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, a government program is underway to revitalize Westborne's beaches, and Westborne has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Westborne's national animal is the deer.
Westborne is ranked 268,957th in the world and 9th in Dublin for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.7 kickbacks per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Westborne was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Crime Rates, Most Avoided, and Highest Wealthy Incomes and the Top 5% for Most Valuable International Artwork and Most Stationary.
- : Westborne was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
- : Westborne was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
- : Westborne was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
- : Westborne was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
- : Westborne was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
- : Westborne was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extreme.
- : Westborne was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
- : Westborne was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extreme.
- : Westborne's influence in Dublin rose from "Contender" to "Instigator".