Location: British Isles

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The Old Empirical United Kingdom of San Janoso is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Sir Lifeless with an even hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.715 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grand Canaproru. The average income tax rate is 75%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Tourism.

Punitive tariffs protect local industry, torture is illegal, space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down, and Members of Parliament operate under a PAYE scheme. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. San Janoso's national animal is the Wepandoruthalo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the San Janoso Pound.

San Janoso is ranked 240th in British Isles and 48,087th in the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 17 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and