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The Robotic Alcoholics of Bending Unit 22 is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Bender Rodriguez with an even hand, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, state-planned economy, and digital currency. The hard-nosed population of 3.571 billion Robots have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The tiny, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, although Industry and Administration are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New New York. The average income tax rate is 8.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Robotic economy, worth 789 trillion Dollars 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 a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Gambling. 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 221,012 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The words 'private' and 'enterprise' must never appear in the same sentence, AI chess masters play the Bongcloud opening to mock their human opponents, the cold war against capitalism is growing chillier by the day, and sniffer dogs check train passengers for body odour. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Bending Unit 22's national animal is the Robo-Fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Robotology.

Bending Unit 22 is ranked 165,151^st in the world and 12^th in Hells Lounge for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 657.49 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.