Location: England

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Holy Right-Leaning Monarchy of South Oxfordshire is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Jeremy Clarkson with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.713 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chipping Norton. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Gambling, Tourism, and Book Publishing industries.

Citizens are frequently held up at gunpoint by their local pizza delivery boys, citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, condemned prisoners spend hours a day sitting in lotus position looking perplexed, and the nation's favourite colour is blue (South Oxfordshire has found 1 easter eggs). Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. South Oxfordshire's national animal is the pedigree spaniel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Pound.

South Oxfordshire is ranked 17th in England and 25,856th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -10 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and