The Oppressed Peoples of And stay down is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Our Dear Leader with an even hand, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 22.048 billion Grindees 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 relatively small, corrupt government prioritizes Environment, with Education, Industry, and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ivory Towers. The average income tax rate is 2.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient And stay downian economy, worth a remarkable 5,545 trillion minicoins 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 large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. 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 an amazing 251,523 minicoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, claiming to have performed the Heimlich Maneuver is a popular defense for assault charges, stony-faced ratings board panelists are unamused by free lap dances, and The Pipe Bomb Makers' Pop-Up Book can be found in preschool libraries. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. And stay down's national animal is the dogeatdog, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is dogeatdogma.

And stay down is ranked 268,355^th in the world and 107^th in The Kingdom of Great Britain for Safest, scoring 11.28 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.