Location: The Franco Spanish Empire

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Territoire des iles of Barrier Islands is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Princess Eugénie de Bourbon with an even hand, and renowned for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.299 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The small government devotes most of its attentions to the Environment, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dauphin Island. Income tax is unheard of. A robust private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Gambling and Pizza Delivery.

The Barrier Islands Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, Princess Eugénie de Bourbon has just been declared ruler of Barrier Islands in an international press conference, and Roman Catholicism has been named as Barrier Islands's national religion. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. Barrier Islands's national animal is the American Alligator, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Roman Catholicism , and its currency is the Livre.

Barrier Islands is ranked 2nd in The Franco Spanish Empire and 34,813th in the world for Most Politically Free, scoring 66 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and