The Republic of Double Negative is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its disturbing lack of elderly people, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 2.335 billion Double Negativeans 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 Healthcare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 17.5%.

The Double Negativean economy, worth 113 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Retail. Average income is 48,535 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Beggars lack pockets for spare change, minorities play dumb to get more welfare payments, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Double Negative City Times is sold out, and strange looking men with big red noses are found hiding behind bushes and inside dustbins. Crime is moderate. Double Negative's national animal is the penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Double Negative is ranked 214,748^th in the world and 5^th in What Could Possibly Go Wrong for Smartest Citizens, with 23.63 quips per hour.