The Armed Republic of The Sleeping Ducks is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its ritual sacrifices, parental licensing program, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 5.241 billion Sleeping Ducks 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 38.7%.

The powerhouse Duck economy, worth 588 trillion Duckcoins 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 a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. 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 impressive 112,251 Duckcoins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 322,301 per year while the poor average 31,087, a ratio of 10.4 to 1.

The news is showing footage of Leader bullying an old man to the point of tears, many marriages go virtually unconsummated, polygamy is legal, and the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Sleeping Ducks's national animal is the Duck, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Sleeping Ducks is ranked 68,497^th in the world and 1^st in CFP for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,254.23 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.