The Republic of 129 is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, avant-garde cinema, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 621 million 129ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.3%.

The powerhouse 129ian economy, worth 47.8 trillion currencies a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,000 currencies, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 388,289 per year while the poor average 8,512, a ratio of 45.6 to 1.

Poaching has been on the rise after animals from the nation's zoos were released into the wild, the people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth, children seem to be getting better at lying these days, and it is now illegal for teens to view any sites except Club Kitten and My Little Donkey. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 129's national animal is the animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

129 is ranked 235,940^th in the world and 191^st in Charleslandia for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -2.68 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.