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The Rechom of Darmen is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by den Duce ands den Primehl Airester with an iron fist, and remarkable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 5.125 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Religion & Spirituality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scott Cytir. The average income tax rate is 98%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

The welfare administration's new sweeping authority has forced the poor and needy to shop from pre-approved grocery lists, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, citizens who refuse to vote are guillotined, and scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Darmen's national animal is the Gestnise Sceterd, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Forden Christacyt, and its currency is the Baba.

Darmen is ranked 2nd in Rushmore and 1,542nd in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring 35 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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