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Largest Populations: 233rdLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 432ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 437th
The Godfreyite Empire of
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re
Influence
Powerbroker
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Very Good

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Walmington on Sea

Population45.16 billion

CapitalWalmington-on-Sea
LeaderPM George Mainwaring
Faiththe Godfreyite Church

Currencypound sterling
Animalbattered cod

The Godfreyite Empire of Walmington on Sea is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by PM George Mainwaring with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, deadly medical pandemics, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 45.16 billion Walmingtonians 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.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Walmington-on-Sea. The average income tax rate is 3.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Walmish economy, worth a remarkable 6,660 trillion pound sterlings a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Average income is an impressive 147,493 pound sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

PM George Mainwaring has just been declared ruler of Walmington on Sea in an international press conference, the Godfreyite Church has been named as Walmington on Sea's national religion, police officers have been re-kitted with designer uniforms and gold plated handcuffs, and the military has declared that 'a woman's place is in the mess hall'. Crime is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Walmington on Sea's national animal is the battered cod, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is the Godfreyite Church.

Walmington on Sea is ranked 17,164th in the world and 7th in A Modern World for Most Cultured, scoring 96 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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1%
Largest Populations: 233rdLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 432ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 437thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,780thHighest Economic Output: 1,962ndFattest Citizens: 2,701stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2,848thLargest Publishing Industry: 2,880thHighest Crime Rates: 2,995thTop
5%
Largest Gambling Industry: 3,074thMost Cheerful Citizens: 3,086thHighest Disposable Incomes: 3,355thMost Avoided: 4,723rdLargest Mining Sector: 4,861stMost Stationary: 5,705thMost Influential: 6,311thMost Efficient Economies: 9,895thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 13,800thTop
10%
Smartest Citizens: 16,553rdMost Cultured: 17,164thHighest Poor Incomes: 18,674thLargest Agricultural Sector: 19,656thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 20,385thLargest Retail Industry: 21,626thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 22,308thHighest Average Incomes: 22,938thLargest Black Market: 29,114th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Walmington on Sea was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry.
  • : Walmington on Sea was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry.
  • : Walmington on Sea was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Crime Rates.
  • : Walmington on Sea's influence in A Modern World rose from "Eminence Grise" to "Powerbroker".
  • : Walmington on Sea's influence in A Modern World fell from "Powerbroker" to "Eminence Grise".
  • : Walmington on Sea was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Publishing Industry.
  • : Walmington on Sea was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Crime Rates and Largest Gambling Industry.
  • : Walmington on Sea was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
  • : Walmington on Sea was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Crime Rates.
  • : Walmington on Sea was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Crime Rates.

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