Nation/Boltonya

The Empire of Boltonya is a fledgling, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 6 million Boltonyans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 19.3%.

The Boltonyan economy, worth 311 billion Boltonyan marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,879 Boltonyan marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and it is illegal to make racist remarks in public. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Boltonya's national animal is the Cannon shelled turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Boltonya is ranked 52,889th in the world and 2nd in The Vast Dominion for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 8,938 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index