<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article may be written from a fan's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view . Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality, and to make it neutral in tone . (March 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article may be written from a fan's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view . Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality, and to make it neutral in tone . (March 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Hunger Games universe is a fictional world appearing in The Hunger Games trilogy written by Suzanne Collins . It consists primarily of the fictional nation of Panem, its Capitol where the totalitarian government resides, and the outlying districts, numbered 1 to 12, each with a different economy . In addition, there is the secretive District 13, where a rebel force is building strength . The Hunger Games themselves are an annual event in which 2 children from each district, selected through a process called "reaping", are forced to participate in a battle to the death . The universe also contains fictional flora and fauna, such as the Mockingjay, a bird whose mimicry is used as a plot device, and after whom the third book in the series is named . </P> <P> The series takes place in the fictional nation of Panem, which has replaced the 21st century North American nations at an unspecified future time after a series of ecological disasters and a great war . The name is the Latin word for bread . Panem consists of a Capitol city located in the Rocky Mountains, surrounded by thirteen outlying Districts . The government is a totalitarian dictatorship similar to ancient Rome, a police state in which the Districts are subservient to the Capitol, expected to provide economic goods in exchange for protection provided by "Peacekeepers". </P>

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