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language=[[English]], [[Wikipedia:Scots Gaelic|Gaelic]] |
 
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capital= Portree |
 
capital= Portree |
population= 170 - 250 million |
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population= 400 - 450 million |
 
currency= Cullin |
 
currency= Cullin |
 
leader= Archibald MacMillan
 
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 very large, safe nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates.  
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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.
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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'''.
  
 
It is made up of five Provinces [[Portree, Raasay & Rona]], [[Trotternish Peninsula]], [[Dunvegan Peninsula]], [[Central, Soay & Scalpay]], [[Armadale Peninsula]].
 
It is made up of five Provinces [[Portree, Raasay & Rona]], [[Trotternish Peninsula]], [[Dunvegan Peninsula]], [[Central, Soay & Scalpay]], [[Armadale Peninsula]].
  
Its compassionate, intelligent population of '''176 million''' enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.
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Portrigh's national animal is the Sheep.
 
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It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. '''The average income tax rate is 87%''', and even higher for the wealthy. 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.
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It is a crime to offend someone's religious beliefs, the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, all mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave, and notable individuals are granted land and titles. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare.
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Portrigh's national animal is the '''Sheep''', which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the '''Cuillin'''.
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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, Norsemen and various others from the [[Stornoway]] region.
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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
portrigh.jpg
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.