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“Our survival is your survival”

The Allied States of Bergenu is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Vero with an even hand, and renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.333 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Social Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 98%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism industries.

Abortions are routinely performed in Bergenu's hospitals, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, the government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance, and the government pours millions of bergs into rehabilitation programs annually. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bergenu's national animal is the Southern Pygmy Pig, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the berg.

Bergenu is ranked 194th in the region and 6,652nd in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.