The Republic of -Walpole- is a mammoth, efficient nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed population of 8.958 billion -Walpole-ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 51.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong -Walpole-ian economy, worth 627 trillion pounds a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,033 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The government seizes the property of the recently deceased, homeless people are periodically found dead upon altars to assorted deities, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around -Walpole- City, and teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Walpole-'s national animal is the salmon, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

-Walpole- is ranked 27,064^th in the world and 58^th in Remembrance for Largest Black Market, with 81.9 trillion Standard Monetary Units.