Location: England

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Supremely Democratic States of Hirota is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Kan Pae Down with a fair hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 17.968 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals juggles the competing demands of Defence, Social Equality, and Healthcare. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Hirota's radio stations, the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism, prisoners work-share to cut down rising costs of keeping them in jail, and organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. Hirota's national animal is the owl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the coin.

Hirota is ranked 50th in England and 99,298th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -7 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and