The Republic of -Fish- is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its smutty television, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.25 billion -Fish-ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fish. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 53.9%.

The strong -Fish-ian economy, worth 74.7 trillion Cards a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 59,799 Cards, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Punk-rockers and girl-bands are united in their loss of fashion statements, thousands of children die every day from easily curable illnesses, wrongful arrests abound as 'criminals' blame the guy next to them, and the only soporific permitted during sermons is the preacher's voice. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Fish-'s national animal is the Fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

-Fish- is ranked 40,489^th in the world and 6^th in Fish Storage for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 792.51 on the Clooney Contribution Index.