Location: Equestria

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Kingdom of New Albion Monarch is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by King Joshua III with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed population of 1.888 billion 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.

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 Bowerstone. The average income tax rate is 71%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism industries.

Major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in New Albion Monarch to be bombproof, police officers have been re-kitted with designer uniforms and gold plated handcuffs, and people of faith are sent to twelve-step programs for 'The Cure'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Albion Monarch's national animal is the Dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Gold coin.

New Albion Monarch is ranked 99th in Equestria and 91,757th 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