The Commonwealth of The Narrows is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, national health service, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 12 million Narroweds are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 70.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Narrowed economy, worth 149 billion Squids a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 12,439 Squids, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard, you can call your arthritic immigrant neighbour for all your roof-tiling and guttering needs, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, and people are bored of easy crossword puzzles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Narrows's national animal is the Puffin, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Narrows is ranked 133,386^th in the world and 2^nd in The Bullied who will not Bow for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 529.98 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.