The Free Land of -2b2t- is a large, cultured nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ritual sacrifices, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 86 million -2b2t-ians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.0%.

The thriving -2b2t-ian economy, worth 6.43 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Gambling. Average income is 74,720 dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 416,566 per year while the poor average 6,691, a ratio of 62.3 to 1.

Adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears, children in school playgrounds can be heard chanting the hymns of the Order of Violet, the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand, and male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness'. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. -2b2t-'s national animal is the animal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

-2b2t- is ranked 143,195^th in the world and 2,629^th in The North Pacific for Most Extreme, scoring 19.59 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.