The Matriarchy of The Problem is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 3.189 billion Problems are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 25.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Problemian economy, worth 105 trillion deniers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 33,043 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Problem's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Problem is ranked 247,795^th in the world and 5,937^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -6.07 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.