The Forge of Hammer Republic is a mammoth, efficient nation, remarkable for its closed borders, complete lack of prisons, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 6.733 billion Hammer Republicians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Administration also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of the Forge. The average income tax rate is 76.6%.

The powerhouse Hammer Republician economy, worth a remarkable 1,462 trillion Bricks 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 an amazing 217,270 Bricks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Airports offer up-charged enemas, children who drop their ice cream are fined for littering, rolling boulders up hills is the national sport, and babysitters are a thing of the past. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hammer Republic's national animal is the Hammer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Hammer Republic is ranked 21,965^th in the world and 1^st in The Forge for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 76.63 Effective Tax Rate.