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“Don't Like it Get the Hell Out!”

The Empire of The McClain Clan is a massive, safe nation, ruled by General McClain with an even hand, and remarkable for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.761 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of McClain Castle. The average income tax rate is 100%. 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.

The government seizes all major gold finds, motorists' locations are constantly tracked by intelligence and law enforcement agencies, citizens wishing to be parents must undertake a series of gruelling tests to evaluate their capabilities, and the police crack down on tax evaders without mercy. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The McClain Clan's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the dollar.

The McClain Clan is ranked 21st in the region and 49,091st in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.