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The Empire of JUNCKS is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Juncks with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.447 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is effectively ruled by the Department of Defence, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Law & Order receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of EAST LOS. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Book Publishing and Gambling.

The government is seen to favor Catholics, the lowest age at which one can marry has been recently lowered to 12, record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been recorded, and suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. JUNCKS's national animal is the Demon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Catholicism, and its currency is the AoV.

JUNCKS is ranked 1st in the region and 3,612th in the world for Most Godforsaken.