Location: European Union

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Federation of Betekom is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by President of the Federation Lukas with an even hand, and renowned for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate population of 2.099 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Betekom-City. The average income tax rate is 74%, and even higher for the wealthy. A healthy private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast, citizens are known to cast their votes by flipping a Betekom Ducat, the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, and Betekom is notorious for its citizens' infidelity. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Betekom's national animal is the sooty copper, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Betekom Ducat.

Betekom is ranked 29th in European Union and 10,776th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and