International Banana Federation (Legacy)

The Equatorial Democracy of International Banana Federation is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Big Man Juan with an even hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, restrictive gun laws, and abundance of social welfare.The hard-nosed, cynical population of 600 million Bananians are permitted to live their life privately, but the government watches carefully for anyone to slip up or not contributing to the nation.

The relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Germania. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.6%.

The All-Consuming Bananian economy, worth 103 trillion Reichsmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 101,785 Reichsmarks, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

The sun rises an hour later on border communities, opposition party MPs campaign shirtless to show off their numerous lash scars, the question of 'what is Big Man Juan's favorite color?' has been given a priority rating of burnt-orange, and companies praise the nation's low taxation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. International Banana Federation's national animal is the Peasant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is State Atheist.

Overseas territories include: Panama.

The IBF is officially neutral, but does sometimes perform mock attacks against other nations as a show of force, as a means to deter potential attackers.Its official language is German, and its national anthem is 'Auferstanden aus Ruinen'