The Republic of Like Him- is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its closed borders, soft-spoken computers, and state-planned economy. The compassionate population of 346 million Like Him-ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 51.7%.

The strong Like Him-ian economy, worth 23.9 trillion Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 69,198 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Government employees are authorized driver's licenses to get their bosses much-needed morning espressos, mathematics majors learn about new ways to model their crushing debt, sales of pregnancy testing kits are booming, and ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Like Him-'s national animal is the Animal.

Like Him- is ranked 156,489^th in the world and 84^th in Charleslandia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 850.95 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.