The Republic of Defense is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The Defender with an even hand, and renowned for its parental licensing program, anti-smoking policies, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 24.268 billion Defenseans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Defenderia. The average income tax rate is 65.6%.

The powerhouse Defensean economy, worth a remarkable 2,246 trillion Defs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 92,556 Defs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

A new generation of aquariumless hotels are being built under government supervision, dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws, skateboarding is punishable by heavy fines, and public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Defense's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Defense.

Defense is ranked 216,753^rd in the world and 2^nd in Whispering Shoals for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -3.58 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.