The Republic of For Crying Out Loud is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, compulsory military service, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.769 billion For Crying Out Loudians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 62.7%.

The frighteningly efficient For Crying Out Loudian economy, worth 170 trillion lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 95,836 lire, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 385,459 per year while the poor average 15,946, a ratio of 24.2 to 1.

Internet trolls are considered valiant supporters of the right to free speech, exceptionally talented workers are praised more than Revolutionary heroes, there's nothing more For Crying Out Loudian than revanchism, and students who refuse to pray are expelled from school. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. For Crying Out Loud's national animal is the cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

For Crying Out Loud is ranked 255,948^th in the world and 15^th in Meat Loaf for Nicest Citizens, with 6.19 average smiles per day.