The Republic of Minimalist Default is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its fear of technology, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.129 billion Minimalist Defaultians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.6%.

The Minimalist Defaultian economy, worth 95.7 trillion Defaults a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,931 Defaults, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 179,727 per year while the poor average 7,544, a ratio of 23.8 to 1.

Citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary, more sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people, a widely accepted trade policy is "tit-for-tat", and domestic cruise ships fly the Minimalist Defaultian flag out of fear of being blown up. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Minimalist Default's national animal is the Default, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Minimalist Default is ranked 239,864^th in the world and 1,201^st in the Outback for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5.35 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.