The Republic of Wallach XCIX is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its smutty television, pith helmet sales, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 515 million Wallach XCIXians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41.8%.

The very strong Wallach XCIXian economy, worth 44.2 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,743 francs, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 355,552 per year while the poor average 13,555, a ratio of 26.2 to 1.

Male med students learning female anatomy do so with their eyes tightly closed, former school buses now regularly shuttle kids to the nearest shopping centers to work, mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined, and Leader has no checks and balances after the upper house was abolished. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wallach XCIX's national animal is the turtle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Wallach XCIX is ranked 89,428^th in the world and 24^th in Wallach for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,613.76 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.