The Republic of Fragmented Default is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, democratic population of 2.027 billion Fragmented Defaultians 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 minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 6.9%.

The Fragmented Defaultian economy, worth 65.9 trillion Defaults a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,505 Defaults, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Harry Potter books are banned, the new one Default coin also makes a handy throwing-star, adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears, and the face of Leader is a permanent feature of the Fragmented Default City skyline. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Fragmented Default's national animal is the Default, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Fragmented Default is ranked 311,986^th in the world and 2,238^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -5.48 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.