The Space Republic of Secluse is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by High Council of Secluse with an even hand, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, ban on automobiles, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed population of 1.563 billion Secluseans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Joidratown. The average income tax rate is 74.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Seclusean economy, worth 88.9 trillion Food Rations a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 56,847 Food Rations, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Television executives are interested in turning High Council of Secluse's zany home life into a sitcom, people are bored of easy crossword puzzles, the saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, and the institution of marriage is held sacred and strictly enforced. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Secluse's national animal is the Human, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Secluse is ranked 258,130^th in the world and 3,883^rd in the Rejected Realms for Largest Black Market, with 112 billion Standard Monetary Units.