Location: Hyrule

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Provinces of Canton Rouge is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by Marc Dentonnine with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 9.876 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as Law & Order and Religion & Spirituality 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 86%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Book Publishing and Gambling.

Canton Rouge successfully hosted the Hyrule Olympics, crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, citizens drive tank-like vehicles with mounted machine guns, and radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Canton Rouge's national animal is the Seal, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Nova Franc.

Canton Rouge is ranked 5th in Hyrule and 3,298th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 7 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

Preview

NationStates by Max Barry, author of and