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“God bless the machine Dancougar.”

The Kingdom of Dancougar is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by King Daniel III with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 6.051 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Healthcare and Public Transport are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yuki City. The average income tax rate is 69%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

The Dancougar Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', construction of the Really Big Hadron Collider is underway, government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, and cities are engulfed by smog. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dancougar's national animal is the mecha, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the nova.

Dancougar is ranked 1st in the region and 264th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.