Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Federal Republic of First Continental State is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Gabor W Danubius with an even hand, and renowned for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.387 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of United Federal City. The average income tax rate is 40%. A robust private sector is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, followed by Door-to-door Insurance Sales and Book Publishing.

'unconventional' weaponry has been banned, the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event, new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in First Continental State to be bombproof, and Jewish has been named as First Continental State's national religion. Crime is moderate. First Continental State's national animal is the Eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Jewish, and its currency is the Dollar.

First Continental State is ranked 466th in The North Pacific and 14,175th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and