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“Don't Poke the Bear!”

The Libertarian Technocracy of Greater Thule is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Potentate with a fair hand, and notable for its irreverence towards religion. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 4.133 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt individuals concentrates mainly on Defence, although Education and Law & Order are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greater Thule City. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Uranium Mining.

School uniforms are compulsory, the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, and corporate 'hostile takeovers' now involve ICBMs and main battle tanks. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. Greater Thule's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Credit.

Greater Thule is ranked 19th in the region and 971st in the world for Most Godforsaken.