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The Bionicle Republic of Backje

“Unity! Duty! Destiny!”

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The Bionicle Republic of Backje is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Turaga Dume with an iron fist, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, anti-smoking policies, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 24.033 billion Matoran are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Healthcare, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Metru Nui. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Matoran economy, worth a remarkable 9,088 trillion Widgits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 378,148 Widgits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

The best spies are positively radiant after completing a big mission, a surprisingly large share of the nation's budget is used to buy new houses for immigrants, a large concrete wall is being built around the country's borders, and family trees become bare as entire branches are lopped off. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Backje's national animal is the Kikanalo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is a major religion.

Backje is ranked 4,463^rd in the world and 1^st in Isolation for Lowest Crime Rates, with 119.28 law-abiding acts per hour.

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