The Most Serene Republic of Regance is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 9 million Reganceans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.0%.

The very strong Regancean economy, worth 509 billion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 56,573 Marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 167,466 per year while the poor average 15,011, a ratio of 11.2 to 1.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime is moderate. Regance's national animal is the Dragon.

Regance is ranked 246,031^st in the world and 3^rd in Northwestern Devikbatland for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.