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The Confederacy of Yorkshire and its colonies

“Tea is better than coffee”

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The Confederacy of Yorkshire and its colonies is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Barry Chuckle with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, hatred of cheese, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.702 billion Yorks enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Leeds. The average income tax rate is 94.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Eborian economy, worth a remarkable 1,066 trillion Thruppeny Bits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 122,562 Thruppeny Bits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Abortions are routinely performed in the nation's hospitals, the Finance Ministry posts hourly updates on where taxpayer money is spent, foreigners write "made in Yorkshire and its colonies" on shoddy merchandise in hope of receiving a buy-out, and pallbearers at military funerals dive for cover when they hear the three-volley salute. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yorkshire and its colonies's national animal is the Red Squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Holy Church of Yorkshire Tea.

Yorkshire and its colonies is ranked 5,091^st in the world and 1^st in Yorkshire for Highest Food Quality, scoring 205.69 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.

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