Western Province

History
Western Province was founded by a group of revolutionaries in California. Feeling their government did not meet their needs, they formed their own nation which came to be known as Western Province. The nation started with humble roots. Many were at first farmers, but soon their leader built infrastructure and banks. The nation quickly prospered. As more and more money flowed, the little nation soon began to take on other nations.

Economy
The government of Western Province believes in Laissez-faire and as such does very little to control business. It does set high health and quality standards, though. The people strongly oppose socialism and overall want little government interference.

Nation Information
Western Province is a growing, developing, and maturing nation at 45 days old with citizens primarily of Caucasian ethnicity whose religion is Islam. It is a backwards nation when it comes to technology and many refer to it unkindly as a 'Third World Nation'. Its citizens pay extremely high taxes and many despise their government as a result. The citizens of Western Province work diligently to produce Pigs and Spices as tradable resources for their nation. It is a mostly neutral country when it comes to foreign affairs. It will usually only attack another nation if attacked first. Western Province is currently researching nuclear technology for the use of nuclear power plants but believes nuclear weapons should be banned. Plans are on the way within Western Province to open new rehabilitation centers across the nation and educate its citizens of the dangers of drug use. Western Province 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. Western Province believes in the freedom of speech and feels that it is every citizen's right to speak freely about their government. The government gives whatever is necessary to help others out in times of crisis, even if it means hurting its own economy. Western Province will not make deals with another country that has a history of inhuman treatment of its citizens.