The Republic of Exploiting the desperate is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 40 million Exploiting the desperateans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Law & Order, with Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare also on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.8%.

The strong Exploiting the desperatean economy, worth 1.90 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 47,512 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best, commuters travel in zigzags to avoid stalking accusations, commercials are consistently recorded in soft white rooms, and retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Exploiting the desperate's national animal is the dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Exploiting the desperate is ranked 235,109^th in the world and 28^th in Project Casino for Nicest Citizens, with 11.33 average smiles per day.