The Republic of Comerciantes XVII is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-working, cynical population of 2.38 billion Comerciantes XVIIians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 62.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Comerciantes XVIIian economy, worth 252 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 106,074 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues, photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Leader's bedroom, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Comerciantes XVII's national animal is the swan, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Comerciantes XVII is ranked 228,598^th in the world and 9,357^th in Osiris for Safest, scoring 35.41 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.