Location: Ottawa

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The National Capital Region of Elgin Metcalfe is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 8.629 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 22%. A substantial private sector is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, followed by Retail and Trout Farming.

Voting is voluntary, surveillance cameras are banned, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime is a problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Elgin Metcalfe's national animal is the fox, and its currency is the dollar.

Elgin Metcalfe is ranked 1st in Ottawa and 8,919th in the world for Most Extreme, scoring 33 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

NationStates by Max Barry, author of and