Location: The United Kingdom

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Kingdom of GOram is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by His Royal Highness John Smith with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 5.04 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of GOram City. The average income tax rate is 99%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Uranium Mining.

The government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, the government is attempting to revitalize a gutted private sector, and the police have reaffirmed their tough stance on drugs. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. GOram's national animal is the Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Sterling.

GOram is ranked 11th in The United Kingdom and 92,621st in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and