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“Freedom cannot be defended with Tyranny”

The Galactic Federation of Lakarian is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by The Federation President with an even hand, and notable for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 14.326 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Law & Order, although the Environment and Religion & Spirituality are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Denver. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Automobile Manufacturing.

Citizens are permitted to carry concealed handguns, schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes, prisons are crowded with possible terrorist suspects, and the fire protection service is wholly government-funded. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lakarian's national animal is the elderly pekinese, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Church of the Savior, and its currency is the token.

Lakarian is ranked 14th in the region and 909th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.