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“EAT, DRINK, BE MERRY!”

The Republic of Jeffjack is a massive, safe nation, ruled by THOMAS JEFFERSON JACKSON with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.622 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.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 3%. 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.

Polygamy is legal, the latest drugs are only legally available to private patients, citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens, and child adoption by homosexual couples has been outlawed. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jeffjack's national animal is the Beagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Plew.

Jeffjack is ranked 67th in the region and 48,568th in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.