The Republic of Eagle 22 is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, hatred of cheese, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 2.271 billion Eagle 22ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 39.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Eagle 22ian economy, worth 20.3 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Woodchip Exports, Trout Farming, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 8,948 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eagle 22's national animal is the eagle.

Eagle 22 is ranked 273,188^th in the world and 1^st in Red turkey for Smartest Citizens, with 18.5 quips per hour.