The Republic of October 30th is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 251 million October 30thians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 65.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped October 30thian economy, worth 9.11 trillion Cards a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 36,314 Cards, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The relatives of suicide victims tend to be angry rather than sad, citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country, and troop transports blacken the sky as the military commences Operation Desert Ocean. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. October 30th's national animal is the Card.

October 30th is ranked 38,497^th in the world and 10^th in Calendar for Safest, scoring 106.21 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.