This is what the world's most 'perfect' country would look like
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Dear Jasper,
This week I’ve been thinking about countries, given that I am suspended for a few weeks between two of them: Iceland, which I’ve said goodbye to, and Mauritius, where we are moving.
You might say it’s a bit ballsy to move to a nation you have never even visited before, and you’d be right. But I feel like I’ve travelled enough now to know what sort of things I do and don’t like. Indeed, when I was at The Telegraph, I spent weeks researching a feature called ‘The Anatomy of a Perfect Country: What Makes a Nation Great?’
Obviously this is a highly subjective topic. I love dry heat, exotic animals, warm seas and not too many people; and I hate cities, jungles, pebble beaches and places with language barriers. You might be different.
But there are some qualities that are universal. I don’t think anyone would wish to live in a land-locked municipality with the climate of Siberia, the food of Lithuania, the attitude of Parisians and the railway network of Britain, for example.
So anyway, here’s how I reckon the perfect country would look. Let me know whether you agree?
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