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“Nukes can't stop us, but a giant foot is another story”

The Citadel of Darakin is a gargantuan, devout nation, ruled by Ashton Q Westchester III with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 10.125 billion 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Social Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

There have been sightings of people walking around dressed in nothing but leopard-skin g-strings for 'religious reasons', euthanasia is illegal, frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security, and minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Darakin's national animal is the puma, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the shmingel.

Darakin is ranked 1748th in the region and 33,910th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.