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The Incorporated States of Blackhelm Confederacy is a colossal, devout nation, ruled by Lucius Blackhelm with an iron fist, and notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.25 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Religion & Spirituality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paradise City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 51%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Military spending is on the increase, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, the nation's first space rocket -- sponsored by Pepsi and shaped like an enormous soda bottle -- is being developed, and torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Blackhelm Confederacy's national animal is the dragon, its national religion is Roman Catholic, and its currency is the Confederate Credit.

Blackhelm Confederacy is ranked 4th in the region and 7,411th in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.