The Up Down of UpDon is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.329 billion UpDonians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.0%.

The strong UpDonian economy, worth 64.5 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 48,531 pounds, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 266,562 per year while the poor average 4,490, a ratio of 59.4 to 1.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and military strategists are questioning the wisdom of subsidizing the economies of sworn enemies. Crime is a problem. UpDon's national animal is the corgi, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

UpDon is ranked 186,365^th in the world and 3,175^th in The East Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 8.87 flags saluted per person per day.