The Republic of SSN16 is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Daniel O'Connell with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and prohibition of alcohol. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.985 billion SSN16ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dublin. The average income tax rate is 75.3%.

The frighteningly efficient SSN16ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,327 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 291,466 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want, the new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", Daniel O'Connell isn't a national brand, and the nation's reputation for treachery has left it sidelined on the international stage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SSN16's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Celtic Paganism.

SSN16 is ranked 292,517^th in the world and 396^th in Mikes Hope for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10.84 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.