The Republic of Crip23 is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working population of 621 million Crip23ians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 18.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Crip23ian economy, worth 32.5 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,274 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, cops in Crip23 City spend much of their time napping on a park bench next to Embassy Row, young adults are stepping outside for the first time in ages after video games were recently banned, and supermarket milk is a shear-thickening fluid that can stop small-caliber bullets. Crime is almost non-existent. Crip23's national animal is the tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Crip23 is ranked 112,470^th in the world and 17^th in SCCTCRichard for Safest, scoring 77.25 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.