Jackson

United States of Jackson
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Motto: "Nothing waits beyond these office walls."
Anthem: These Office Walls These Office Walls
Capital and largest city	Jacksonville City
Official languages	Jackian
Ethnic groups	92% Jackian 3% Vaktrian 2% Ajaki 2% Quebecshirite 1% Other
Religion	None official
Demonym(s)	Jackian
Government	Presidential republic
• President	Sydney Johnson
Population
• 2019 estimate	75.3 million (11th)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$9 trillion Jackian dollars (₵4.5 trillion Quebecshirite Credits) (6th)
• Per capita	$118,346 Jackian Dollars (₵59,173 Quebecshirite Credits) (3rd)
Gini (2018)	14.3 low
HDI (2018)	0.935 very high · 4th
Currency	Jackian Dollar (JSD)
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+2
Internet TLD	.js

Jackson, officially the United States of Jackson, is a country located in the southwest of the continent Ecros. Its eastern border is made up by the Jack River and Lake Manal. To its south is the Andaluzian Sea and to its west is inhospitable mountains. Jackson's largest city and capital of Jacksonville City is located near the eastern border on the Jack River, although the cities of Benice, Nemeth, and Greenville are also regarded as important historical capitals.

Jackson is led by President Sydney Johnson, the 11th president of Jackson. Jackson is notable for its many major cities and vast urban landscape, a ban on privately owned vehicles, and many high quality cheeses. Jackson has 3 political parties, see list of current political outcomes here.

Geography

Jackson sits upon Lake Manal and the Jack River to the east, which provide ocean access and flat lands to farm and build cities on. To the south is the Andaluzian Sea, which provides rougher, but more direct, access to the ocean for Greenville. To the west of Jackson is sparsely populated mountainous terrain. There are many valleys between the mountains which provide great land for agriculture via irrigation, mining, and manufacturing. Jackson controls more than half of Lake Manal, making it the dominant force in that region. The many port cities on the lake make it one of the busiest shipping lanes in all of Terraconserva.

Economy

Jackson's economy is almost solely reliant on exports, financial services, and tourism. There are no taxes at all in Jackson, with the government making a bulk of its income in tariffs. Jackson's biggest exports are cheese, medical technology, and manufactured goods. Financial services and tourism only take place in major cities. Jackson's biggest imports are raw ores, food products, and refugees from Terranihil. Jackson's economy has only recently moved away from mainly cheese exports as a source of revenue due to the influx of tourists coming to Jackson and rapidly industrializing cities. Jackson judges the financial stability in nations using the Jackson Credit Score operated by Madison Credit Company, which in turn judges its trading partners. It should also be noted that Jackson has signed the Nemeth Accords, providing more economic growth and trade with Quebecshire and Eleutherios.

Rank	Country	Biggest Import	Sanctions Active
1	Andaluzia	Raw Ores	No
2	Quebecshire	Food Products	No
3	Karimun	Food Products and Raw Ores	No
4	Terranihil	Oil	Yes
5	Paleocacher	Food Products and Oil	No

Rank	Country	Biggest Export	Sanctions Active
1	Quebecshire	Manufactured Goods	No
2	Andaluzia	Medical Technology	No
3	Karimun	Manufactured Goods	No
4	Paleocacher	Medical Technology & Cheese	No
5	Terranihil	Cheese	Yes

Major Cities

Jackson is a highly urbanized nation, over 50% of the population lives in one of the top 5 most populated cities. All of Jackson's major cities are located near a body of water. Virtually all of Jackson's GDP is produced or transported through these cities, as they all have major ports and airports. Jackson's capital alone, Jacksonville City, generates 30% of total GDP. It is very well known that Jackson's major cities do not tolerate air pollution. All industry is legally required to be outside of the city limits.

Rank	City	Population	Is Capital	Body of Water
1	Jacksonville City	12,665,008	Yes	Jack River
2	Benice	9,201,095	No	Lake Manal
3	Nemeth	8,876,157	No	Lake Manal
4	Greenville	4,556,174	No	Andaluzian Sea
5	Madison	3,289,554	No	Lake Manal

Diplomatic Relations

Jackson has some strong diplomatic relations with other countries. This can be seen on the official Jackian travel advisory where allies like Ajakanistan get rated higher than non-allies, even if they may be safer for Jackian citizens. Jackson is allied with Quebecshire and Eleutherios due to the Nemeth Accords, an economic and defense alliance. Jackson mainly is allied with other democracies and countries it has embassies in.