Why is Airport Extreme set to N only on 5ghz only connecting at 130 mbit/s

Hi guys
Simply question, why is my MBP only reportedly (according to the Network Utilty) connecting my Airport Extreme at 130 mbit/s
The Airport Extreme is set to 'N' only at 5ghz. i thought 130mbit/s was for N at 2.5ghz.
Ive checked all the options on the Airport Extreme and there is nothing else to change - it says its operating at 5ghz. Im only a metre or two away (about 6 foot) why can't i active the full connection speed?
Thanks

Regardless its a network that doesn't transmit far enough to leave my front door - so legalities are not really something im bothered about. If i invited the police round and showed them the network they wouldn't even know what i was going on about.
Its one of those stupid dated UK formalities like being able to use one of those FM transmitters was illegal in the UK for about 3 years - until the government saw how many were being sold on ebay and realised how much VAT they were missing out on...that pathetic law quickly changed.
Anyway the basestation now thinks im in Ireland, I have ticked to use wide band channels, but it still reports at connecting at 130mbp/s. Is this now a problem with the Macbook end?

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