The Federation of Return To Peace is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Isidore Ike VI with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, compulsory military service, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 2.322 billion Peaceans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Havenstead. The average income tax rate is 67.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Peacean economy, worth 248 trillion Krasos a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 107,017 Krasos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Commuter vessels have trouble staying afloat due to increased passengers, government fact-checkers use surprising amounts of high explosive, Havenstead is a police state during international summits, and the world outside is only known of in folklore. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Return To Peace's national animal is the Burro, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Peacisim.

Return To Peace is ranked 58,636^th in the world and 1,751^st in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 128.32 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.