The Republic of 18625 is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 1.375 billion 18625ians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 29.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish 18625ian economy, worth 29.6 trillion deniers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 21,546 deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 18625's national animal is the giraffe.

18625 is ranked 269,598^th in the world and 7^th in Groland for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -10 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.