The Watermelon Republic of Watermelon Republic is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 8.66 billion Watermelon Republicians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 41.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Watermelon Republician economy, worth 255 trillion yuhs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 29,476 yuhs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Watermelon Republic's national animal is the watermelon rat.

Watermelon Republic is ranked 247,759^th in the world and 200^th in The Transitionists for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -25.5 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.