The Republic of SP50 is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 350 million SP50ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Law & Order, with Industry, Defense, and Education also on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.3%.

The strong SP50ian economy, worth 17.7 trillion bitcoins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Gambling, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,625 bitcoins, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Theatre may or may not be changing for the better but it is being changed for good, ancestry test results arrive bundled with patent applications, the new coalition government has 99 problems and can't agree on how to fix one, and farmers trade ploughshares for swords when military sortition puts them in charge of regiments. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SP50's national animal is the unicorn, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

SP50 is ranked 236,337^th in the world and 39^th in SP farm for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 29.16 on the Bus Surprisal Index.