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The Rogue Nation of Bak is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, triple-decker prams, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 712 million Bakians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tar Valon. The average income tax rate is 30.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bakian economy, worth 76.7 trillion Naols a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 107,785 Naols, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Airplane passengers have been known to stuff pillows in their jackets to get extra arm room, Leader has no checks and balances after the upper house was abolished, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, and drug lords often avoid prison time by teaching "chemistry" classes to underprivileged youth. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Bak's national animal is the Mudskipper, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bak is ranked 49,951^st in the world and 8^th in The Powers that Be for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,954.09 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.