The Republic of Quiet is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, irreverence towards religion, and enforced nudity. The compassionate, hard-working population of 8.837 billion Quietians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.9%.

The strong Quietian economy, worth 514 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 58,223 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

The military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms, tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants, military spending is on the increase, and rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Quiet's national animal is the metal gear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Quiet is ranked 21,448^th in the world and 200^th in Remembrance for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,983.92 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.