The Republic of The Full Moon is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 1.298 billion Full Moonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Empty Moon Base. The average income tax rate is 80.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Full Moonian economy, worth 156 trillion Loves a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 120,240 Loves, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms, primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit, the carbon tax fund gladly supplies warm blankets when the poor can't pay their heating bills, and more money is spent on policing the welfare system for abuse than on the welfare system itself. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Full Moon's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Full Moon is ranked 219,985^th in the world and 1,108^th in Europe for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.01 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.