The Republic of 5th Questas is a large, efficient nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 194 million 5th Questasians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The tiny government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.5%.

The very strong 5th Questasian economy, worth 12.8 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 65,772 cards, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 224,357 per year while the poor average 14,193, a ratio of 15.8 to 1.

Government policies change at the drop of a rabbit, island residents must resort to canoes and sailboats to get to work, political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions, and the government is cutting back on the number of political prisoners executed each year. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. 5th Questas's national animal is the card, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

5th Questas is ranked 253,186^th in the world and 6^th in the Quppet Storage for Largest Black Market, with 166 billion Standard Monetary Units.