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The Empire of Le Caqui is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical population of 353 million Tomatoes are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 52.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Le Caquian economy, worth 23.3 trillion persimmoneys a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 65,982 persimmoneys, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Cash-strapped politicians frequently host bake sales to fund their campaigns, tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects, residents of new housing subdivisions complain about the total absence of supermarkets and restaurants, and legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Le Caqui's national animal is the Mion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Le Caqui is ranked 256,947^th in the world and 4,212^th in The East Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.71 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.