Location: Capitalist Paradise

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The American Protectorate of Canterburie is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Blind Paladin with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 14.149 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Blindtopia. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Tourism and Book Publishing.

Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes, the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields, the colors pink and purple are banned from military unit insignia, and inheritance tax has recently been abolished. Crime is moderate. Canterburie's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Anglicanism, and its currency is the Braille Coin.

Canterburie is ranked 291st in Capitalist Paradise and 95,206th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -986 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and