Kingdom of Wessex (FW)

The Commonwealth of Albion or commonly Albion, is a small nation located in the British Isles in Western Europe. Albion covers the entirety of the South West Peninsula and the West Country, and covers most of the ancient Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Wessex. Albion shares a land border with the Great British Confederation to the east, and a maritime border with France across the English Channel. Albion has a population of over 7 Million people as of 2013, and is a relatively large regional power in Western Europe.

The Commonwealth of Albion is a Democratic Parliamentary Republic with a direct democratic systemL, formed in 1972 following the declaration of the Great British Confederation, the region which was then known as South West England announced seccession from England on the 15th April 1972, following a meeting with anti-confederal, anti-unionist groups and liberatarian groups. Since the nation's formation Albion had suffered economical uncertainty, however such problems were expected for a new country and the new government had planned accordingly, creating a stable and restructured economy and political structure by as early as 1978. Albion consists of 6 counties, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.

Economy
Albion has a free market economy, with its official currency the Albionese Pound, which in recent years has been faring well against the British Pound and the Euro. Albion refused to become part of the European Union and part of the Eurozone following it's invitation in 1980.

The highest percentage of Albion's GDP is the Service Industry, accounting for over 69%, followed by the Production industry with 28% and 2% agriculture.

Despite Albion's small size it maintains a host of global companies, such as C&J Clark Shoes which is headqaurtered in Street, Somerset, Westland Helicopters which is headquartered in Yeovil, Somerset, aswell as Defence Equipment and Support which is headquartered in Abbey Wood, Bristol.