Location: Canada

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Englander of Canadian Genus of Omnivorous is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 14.31 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 Law & Order, Social Welfare, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Compar. The average income tax rate is 96%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, 'unconventional' weaponry has been banned, businesses that prove successful are immediately broken up, and the government is giving peace a chance. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Omnivorous's national animal is the OmniBadger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the OmniMark.

Omnivorous is ranked 166th in Canada and 100,577th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -9 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and