The Republic of February 24th is a small, pleasant nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 45 million February 24thians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 19.3%.

The February 24thian economy, worth 1.93 trillion Cards a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 42,870 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Schoolkids say that the air doesn't taste like wee-wee any more, thousands of children die every day from easily curable illnesses, pollution is on the rise along with government approvals of fracking projects, and public enemies often walk home with spotless garments and crime records. Crime is moderate. February 24th's national animal is the Card, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

February 24th is ranked 211,790^th in the world and 63^rd in Calendar for Nicest Citizens, with 12 average smiles per day.