The Colony of Comic Books is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 8.792 billion Comic Booksians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The minute, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 4.9%.

The strong Comic Booksian economy, worth 683 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 77,746 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, Leader has just been declared ruler of Comic Books in an international press conference, a major religion has been named as Comic Books's national religion, and homophobia is off the menu. Crime is relatively low. Comic Books's national animal is the phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Comic Books is ranked 142,588^th in the world and 3^rd in Comic Books for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,048.14 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.