The Armed Republic of Monspecter is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 7 million Monspecterians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 40.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Monspecterian economy, worth 340 billion mons a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Tourism, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 48,684 mons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, immigrant herding has become a national pastime, and summer science camps are regularly raided by narcotics police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Monspecter's national animal is the Snake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Monspecter is ranked 120,586^th in the world and 13^th in QA nerds for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 40.31 Effective Tax Rate.