Iroquois (Vegetarian World)

**Iroquois**
**Haudenosaunee**


Official languages	English, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk
Capital	Seneca Bay (Irondequoit Bay)
Largest Metro	Seneca Bay
Population	207,000
Independence
Currency	New England Dollar (NED)
Our Timeline Equivalent	Northern Finger Lakes region of New York

Iroqois (native name "Haudenosaunee") is a nation north of New York, New England. It used to be part of New York Province, but declared independence in the 1980s. Since its independence, it has been embroiled in various disputes, from its claim as the official "Iroquois" nation - a title that many New York Iroquois say they shouldn't have a monopoly on - to its failed merger with the Canadian Confederation of States in the early 1990s, which deeply offended New England. A more recent development is its desire to give up on the "compact of free association" with New England and develop its own military. Since independence, average income has dropped. Currently, support for the government among its populace is at an all-time low, and some Iroquoian journalists have started calling their country a failed state.

History[]

Notes for writing history:

Iroquois is a brash nation
It was formed (peacefully) by secessionists who looked at the Canadian model, but its citizens were not all on board. 66.9% of the people voted in favor of the secession, whereas 2/3rds was the minimum required.
It failed to join the Canadian Confederation, both because Canada would not let it in, and because of pressure from New England
The Iroquois leadership wants the country to be self-sustainable, but its small population and lack of good leadership has not let this happen.
The Iroquois on the other side of the border (in New York) feel betrayed, and think that Iroquois is radical
The population is continuing to shrink, and there is "white flight" and many Iroquoians are crossing the border back into New York.
Iroquois is a democracy, but its approval is at an all-time low

Demographics[]

Vegetarianism[]

41% Vegetarian

32% Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian

05% Lacto Vegetarian

04% Vegan Vegetarian

Ethnic Groups[]

73% Iroquois

19% European

07% mixed ancestry

01% others

Religions[]

36% Christian

29% Nonreligious

19% atheist

10% agnostic

27% Cathar

08% other

Languages[]

26% Seneca

24% English

15% Onondaga

13% Cayuga

11% Oneida

10% Mohawk