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“Canton Rouge above all!”

The United Provinces of Canton Rouge is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 5.662 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as Law & Order and the Environment receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paris. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Book Publishing and Information Technology.

The entire country is an urban wasteland as the well-to-do commute from space (Canton Rouge has found 1 easter eggs), the tenet of free speech is held dear, billions of Nova Francs are being blown on orbital weapons development, and graffiti graces every city's streets. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Canton Rouge's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Nova Franc.

Canton Rouge is ranked 5th in the region and 2,838th in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.