Bogatago

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• Official Name: Democratic State of Bogatago
• Capital City: Salinas City (1°50'N 69°00'W)
• Places of Interest: Ft. Salinas, La Muerta, San Ramos, Salinas City, and Taraque
• Major Languages: Spanish and Baniwa
• Demonym: Bogatagan
• Government: One-party state under a military dictatorship

• • President: Simón Salinas
  • Chief of Staff: Emiliano Ordóñez
• Area: 15,708 km²
• Population: 414,979
  • Density: 26.42 km²
• Monetary Unit: Bogatagan peso
• Major Resources: Cocaine
• National Defence: National Armed Forces, including Ground Forces, Air Force, and Armed Forces of Cooperation (national guard)
• International Relations: Bogatago is a member of UNESCO and the United Nations
• Domestic Metahumans: None documented
• History: Located between Colombia and Brazil in South America, the Democratic State of Bogatago is anything but what its name implies. Carved out of a disputed border territory between the surrounding countries, Bogatago is a military dictatorship run by the rebel faction that originally claimed the land. Although both Colombia and Brazil initially mounted a military response against Colonel Simón Salinas and his rebel army, the newly-declared nation sought assistance of the Medellín drug cartel in Colombia. Promising to use Bogatago's fertile lands for cultivation of the coca plant, Salinas got the powerful drug lords to intervene on their behalf, both "diplomatically" and militarily.
  
  By the late 2010s, Bogatago was a nation whose economic structure was built entirely on the cultivation and exportation of cocaine. Virtually the whole of Bogatago's population is engaged in this endeavour, doing all the work and reaping few of the economic benefits. The country is tightly controlled by Colonel Salinas' army which, thanks to the great profits from the drug trade, is outfitted with the latest in military technology. The nation's borders are sealed, and travel within the country is rigidly controlled.
  
  Most of Bogatago consists of dense jungle, coca fields, and swamp; these areas are dotted by native villages and farming communes.
  
  The capital of Bogatago is Salinas City, the country's single modern city. This city was built by the dictator, funded by drug profits, in honour of himself.