Location: United Kingdom

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Ancient and Loyal Republic of South Boston Irishmen is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Michael Collins with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 11.405 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dublin City. The average income tax rate is 92%, and even higher for the wealthy. A healthy private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Teenagers stay out into the wee hours of the morning "stargazing", college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, and scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. South Boston Irishmen's national animal is the jaguar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the euro.

South Boston Irishmen is ranked 4th in United Kingdom and 2,120th in the world for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 144 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and