The Republic of Decolonia is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, hatred of cheese, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 418 million Decolonians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sydney. The average income tax rate is 77.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Decolonian economy, worth 28.3 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,634 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Broken suspension systems are giving auto repair shops plenty of business, national foreign policy involves significant amounts of hand wringing, the meaning of life was recently discovered in the patch notes for Version 1.42, and the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Decolonia's national animal is the dingo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Decolonia is ranked 111,175^th in the world and 325^th in Europe for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,781.68 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.