The Republic of Computex is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 16 million Computexians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 25.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Computexian economy, worth 742 billion chips a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,431 chips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The death penalty has been reintroduced, voting is voluntary, bicyclists are banned from major roads, and Computex's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Computex's national animal is the cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Computex is ranked 235,616^th in the world and 5,319^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.