The Armed Republic of Common14 is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Miguel Albuquerque with an iron fist, and renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, compulsory military service, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 8.706 billion Common14ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Funchal. The average income tax rate is 78.0%.

The powerhouse Common14ian economy, worth 758 trillion rupees a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. Average income is 87,165 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

All facts are created equal, the latest government policy passed by a close shave, halberds are common 18th birthday presents, and saying that someone looks a bit pale can be construed as hate speech. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Common14's national animal is the crocodile, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans, and its national religion is Catholic.

Common14 is ranked 309,532^nd in the world and 15^th in Common Storage for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -8.54 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.