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region=[[Stornoway]] |
 
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motto="Ciamar A Tha Sibh Fhein" |
 
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language=[[English]], [[Wikipedia:Scots Gaelic|Gaelic]] |
capital=Portree |
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capital= Portree |
population=14 Million |
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population= 400 - 450 million |
currency=Cullin |
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leader= Archibald MacMillan
 
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The '''Kingdom of Portrigh''' is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates.
  
== Overview ==
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Its compassionate, intelligent population of '''409 million''' love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.
  
'''The Kingdom of Portrigh''' is a small, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its intelligent population of 14 million 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.
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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 Social Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average '''income tax rate is 100%'''. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.
  
The large government juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Social Welfare, and Law & Order. The '''average income tax rate is 31%''', but much higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is led by the Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining industries.
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Phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, and retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Portrigh's national animal is '''the Sheep''', which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the '''Cuillin'''.
  
All tariffs have been abolished, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and '''high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate'''. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare.
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It is made up of five Provinces [[Portree, Raasay & Rona]], [[Trotternish Peninsula]], [[Dunvegan Peninsula]], [[Central, Soay & Scalpay]], [[Armadale Peninsula]].
  
Portrigh's national animal is the '''Sheep''' and its currency is the '''Cullin'''.
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Portrigh's national animal is the Sheep.
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The Kingdom has two main langauges [[English]] and Gaelic, which is a derivative of [[Wikipedia:Scots Gaelic|Scots Gaelic]]. There are several other minor dialects spoken but these tend to be only in small areas where non Portrigians, (Portrigian - someone born in the Kingdom), have settled. These include Irish, Norse and various others from the [[Stornoway]] region.

Latest revision as of 08:08, 10 August 2005

Portrigh
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Flag of Portrigh
Motto: "Ciamar A Tha Sibh Fhein"
Region Stornoway
Capital Portree
Official Language(s) English, Gaelic
Leader Archibald MacMillan
Population 400 - 450 million
Currency Cullin 
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The Kingdom of Portrigh is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates.

Its compassionate, intelligent population of 409 million love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

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 Social Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, and retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Portrigh's national animal is the Sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Cuillin.

It is made up of five Provinces Portree, Raasay & Rona, Trotternish Peninsula, Dunvegan Peninsula, Central, Soay & Scalpay, Armadale Peninsula.

Portrigh's national animal is the Sheep.

The Kingdom has two main langauges English and Gaelic, which is a derivative of Scots Gaelic. There are several other minor dialects spoken but these tend to be only in small areas where non Portrigians, (Portrigian - someone born in the Kingdom), have settled. These include Irish, Norse and various others from the Stornoway region.