The Republic of March 22 is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its smutty television, public floggings, and pith helmet sales. The quiet, industrious population of 276 million March 22ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Industry are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 64.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient March 22ian economy, worth 11.3 trillion Cards 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, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. 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 40,983 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around March 22 City, judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend, careless Maxémon Trainers have been the cause of numerous search and rescue operations, and children in school playgrounds can be heard chanting the hymns of the Order of Violet. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. March 22's national animal is the Card.

March 22 is ranked 70,484^th in the world and 4^th in Calendar for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,450.25 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.