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The Most Serene Republic of Binge is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Dalai emu with an even hand, and remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, frequent executions, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 10.491 billion Bingeans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nirvana City. The average income tax rate is 26.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Bingean economy, worth 373 trillion bitcoins 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 slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Tourism, Soda Sales, Book Publishing, and Pizza Delivery. 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 35,612 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Children often kick falcons for amusement, Dalai emu has just been declared ruler of Binge in an international press conference, open-heart surgery is taught in seminaries, and third party candidates are now gaining some representation in Parliament. Crime is well under control. Binge's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Won Buddhism.

Binge is ranked 141,233^rd in the world and 1^st in Being for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 440.55 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.