The Republic of Interes is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Werner Leysellas with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 9.167 billion Interesians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Santo Gonzalo. The average income tax rate is 62.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Interesian economy, worth a remarkable 1,233 trillion Forians a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 134,548 Forians, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

This year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, a flying elephant and Werner Leysellas share the same nickname, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism, and AI chatbots generate grayscale images when asked for a picture of the truth. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Interes's national animal is the Squirrel Monkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Interes is ranked 13,757^th in the world and 594^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 105 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.