Shimanaka

Nation Information
Shimanaka is a growing, somewhat developed, and old nation at 284 days old with citizens primarily of Japanese ethnicity whose religion is Voodoo.  Its technology is advancing rapidly. Its citizens enjoy a wealth of technology within their nation.  Its citizens pay extremely high taxes and many despise their government as a result.  The citizens of Shimanaka work diligently to produce Wheat and Fish as tradable resources for their nation.  It is an aggressive country that some say has an itch for war.  Shimanaka is currently researching nuclear technology for the use of nuclear power plants but believes nuclear weapons should be banned.  The military of Shimanaka has been positioned at all border crossings and is arresting all drug traffickers. Shimanaka allows its citizens to protest their government but uses a strong police force to monitor things and arrest lawbreakers.  It has an open border policy, but in order for immigrants to remain in the country they will have to become citizens first.  Free speech is considered taboo in Shimanaka.  The government of Shimanaka has no compassion for other people of the world and does not contribute to foreign aid.  Shimanaka will trade with other nations with questionable ethical treatment of their citizens but prefers to keep such trade agreements a secret.

Name Origin
Naka Shima means Middle Island in Japanese. However, Shimanaka's King Lolcat did not know this at the time and reversed the word order. Therefore, "Shimanaka".