The Republic of Interes is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Archfurd Martin Mínovick Delamar with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 14.339 billion Interesians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Santo Gonzalo. The average income tax rate is 57.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Interesian economy, worth a remarkable 1,886 trillion Forians a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 131,548 Forians, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism, AI chatbots generate grayscale images when asked for a picture of the truth, old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, and corporations are forbidden from employing outside the nation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Interes's national animal is the Squirrel Monkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Interes is ranked 168,533^rd in the world and 2,525^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 224.16 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.