The Parliamentary Republic of Republicada is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Lucas Finnegan with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed population of 3.872 billion Ravencians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ravencia. The average income tax rate is 73.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ravencian economy, worth 527 trillion Nordmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 136,108 Nordmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

There's a bright dawn ahead for Republicada, wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, Ravencia University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel, and a rogue brutalist can cement their town in the past. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Republicada's national animal is the polar bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

Republicada is ranked 319,631^st in the world and 4,305^th in The North Pacific for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 20.85 on the Bus Surprisal Index.