Portrigh

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Portrigh
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Flag of Portrigh
Motto: "Ciamar A Tha Sibh Fhein"
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Region Stornoway
Capital Portree
Official Language(s) English, Gael
Leader Archibald MacMillan
Population 16 Million
Currency Cullin 
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Overview

The Kingdom of Portrigh is a small, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its intelligent population of 16 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.

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

The large government juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Social Welfare, and Religion & Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 32%, but much higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is led by the Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining industries.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, the government's religious works are headed by a New Age guru, nudity is frowned upon, and the death penalty has been reintroduced. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Portrigh's national animal is the Sheep and its currency is the Cuillin.