The Republic of Fragmented Default is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.596 billion Fragmented Defaultians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 6.4%.

The Fragmented Defaultian economy, worth 53.5 trillion Defaults a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 33,511 Defaults, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

It isn't a secret plot without caviar and foie gras, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, there's more hugging than talking in most talk shows, and a major religion has been named as Fragmented Default's national religion. 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 299,456^th in the world and 1^st in The Celestial TNO of Ritona for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring -3.16 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.