User blog comment:Maybebaby83/female countries and feminism/@comment-1151277-20101008160814

Like Zombie drama pointed out - Himaruya had a hard time drawing females when he started out (which is why I think all of his prominent female characters when he started out were young, flat-chested, and/or wore clothing that made them easier to draw - Chibitalia-era Hungary, Seychelles, Liechtenstein) By the time he appears to have gotten up enough confidence in his artistic ability to draw the female form many of the roles had already been assigned to male characters.

Of course, keep in mind that there are more male characters at this present time, and there are just as many male characters that are/were vassal countries and/or lesser known/smaller. (The Baltics come to mind).

Also, its good to keep in mind that aside from Hungary and Liechtenstein, most of the female cast has not gotten a significant amount of screen-time yet in either the anime or the comic (though with the game release supposedly coming soon we may see more of Seychelles).