The Grand Duchy of Spooks Basement is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Grand Duke Spook with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 4.211 billion Spooks Basementians 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 Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Twitter City. The average income tax rate is 66.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Spooks Basementian economy, worth 655 trillion Rocks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 155,741 Rocks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government strictly regulates whale harvest quotas, male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness', a punitive tax has been placed on harmful emissions, and pieces of iron pyrite are believed to be worth their weight in gold. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Spooks Basement's national animal is the Rat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Spooks Basement is ranked 119,775^th in the world and 122^nd in Eurth for Largest Populations, with 4.21 billion capita.