The Republic of Chum Chum 30 is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The quiet, industrious population of 616 million Chum Chum 30ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 17.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Chum Chum 30ian economy, worth 24.2 trillion florins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 39,258 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach, nervous homeowners have been blamed for rising death rates amongst carol singers and locksmiths, cities in Chum Chum 30 declare independence based on interpretation of the historic meaning of cave paintings, and trying to toast marshmallows in an electric fireplace just isn't the same. Crime is moderate. Chum Chum 30's national animal is the bison, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Chum Chum 30 is ranked 213,066^th in the world and 3,309^th in eta for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 32,388.63 Standard Monetary Units.