The People's Republic of Botto is a large, genial nation, notable for its daily referendums, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 151 million Bottoans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 76.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Bottoan economy, worth 4.29 trillion florins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Soda Sales. Average income is 28,381 florins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military information leaks are **REDACTED** by **REDACTED** in **REDACTED**, it is cheaper to die in the wilderness than to survive, the nation's official head of religious affairs is an atheist, and the politician's labor union forces stage names upon candidates. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Botto's national animal is the porpoise, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Botto is ranked 51,391^st in the world and 285^th in The Leftist Assembly for Lowest Crime Rates, with 78.17 law-abiding acts per hour.