The United Socialist States of Repub1ic is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The quiet, industrious population of 36 million Repub1icians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Repub1ician economy, worth 1.75 trillion Rubles a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,588 Rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Harry Potter books are banned, a well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and the past is set in stone. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Repub1ic's national animal is the Bear.

Repub1ic is ranked 201,365^th in the world and 11^th in First United Federation for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 30.97 on the Bus Surprisal Index.