Location: European Union

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Kingdom of West Embria is a massive, devout nation, ruled by His Royal Majesty King William VIII with a fair hand, and notable for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.292 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Williamsgate City. The average income tax rate is 73%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Retail and Book Publishing.

All guns must be registered, CDs are regularly copy-protected, orphanages are closing their doors as the government forces parents to actually raise their children, and school uniforms are compulsory. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Embria's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Catholicism, and its currency is the Euro.

West Embria is ranked 90th in European Union and 92,203rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -23 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and