The Republic of The republic of the region of ducks is a large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 98 million republic of the region of ducksians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The strong republic of the region of ducksian economy, worth 4.59 trillion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 46,839 Dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 288,540 per year while the poor average 3,309, a ratio of 87.2 to 1.

Traveller camps regularly block five-lane superhighways. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The republic of the region of ducks's national animal is the Duck, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

The republic of the region of ducks is ranked 101,987^th in the world and 1^st in the region of ducks for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 84.56 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.