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“Till We Have Built Jerusalem”

The Cascadian Commonwealth of British Grand Pacific is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Idris Allen with an even hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.063 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The large, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Education, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Victoria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Information Technology, and Gambling industries.

Nervous homeowners have been blamed for rising death rates amongst carol singers and locksmiths, record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been recorded, the government is seen to favor Catholics, and door-to-door salesmen are frequently beaten up by 'vigilantes'. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. British Grand Pacific's national animal is the Orcinus pasifika, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Cascadian Dollar.

British Grand Pacific is ranked 2323rd in the region and 50,337th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.