Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dominion of The Red Clay Hounds is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate population of 12.612 billion enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 78%, and even higher for the wealthy. A healthy private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, eight out of ten children believe hard lemonade gives you cirrhosis of the liver, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, and the government has begun breaking all large businesses into thousands of mom-and-pop general stores. Crime is totally unknown. The Red Clay Hounds's national animal is the mutt, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the hair.

The Red Clay Hounds is ranked 207th in the West Pacific and 8,061st in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and