Nation/South Bend and Mishawaka

The Pacifist States of South Bend and Mishawaka is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, frequent executions, and complete absence of social welfare. The quiet, industrious population of 761 million Bendians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cybertron. The average income tax rate is 50.3%.

The very strong Bendian economy, worth 53.5 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 70,295 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government seizes all major gold finds, tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread, military spending is on the increase, and stoned tourists don't tend to remember much about their holidays here. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. South Bend and Mishawaka's national animal is the Elk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

South Bend and Mishawaka is ranked 43,104th in the world and 8th in The Region for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 10,303.43 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.