Location: Knyghtaria

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The Happy yet unhappy happy plac of St James is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Lucas Moningham with an even hand, and remarkable for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate population of 1.966 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, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jamestown . The average income tax rate is 91%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Tourism and Arms Manufacturing.

A cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country, flash floods that dams could have controlled regularly ravage small towns in mountain valleys, local executives are seen on the corner with cardboard signs reading "will oppress the masses for food", and the government is attempting to revitalize a gutted private sector. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. St James's national animal is the Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Jameion.

St James is ranked 11th in Knyghtaria and 38,246th in the world for Most Influential, scoring 15 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and