The Republic of Namestates is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 510 million Namestatesians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.5%.

The strong Namestatesian economy, worth 30.0 trillion Mochis a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Gambling. Average income is 58,739 Mochis, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 378,584 per year while the poor average 3,682, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and military pilots spend more time scraping feathers off their engines than flying their aircraft. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Namestates's national animal is the Duck.

Namestates is ranked 9,231^st in the world and 2^nd in Testregionia for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 8,690.21 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.