The Federal Republic of Das Republik is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by André Wijkromme with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, vat-grown people, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 2.096 billion Republikians 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 large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Andrijk City. The average income tax rate is 70.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Das Republikian economy, worth 223 trillion Republikan Rens a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 106,682 Republikan Rens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Adverts proclaim it has to be healthy if the Mornay uses hand-grated Gallopavian Gruyère, the population's jaw muscles put sharks to shame, high school bands practice by moonlight, and the new 'Who Wants To Be A Politician' election debate auditions are more popular than the debates themselves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Das Republik's national animal is the Great Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Republikian Orthodox Church.

Das Republik is ranked 182,956^th in the world and 9,509^th in Lazarus for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.