The Republic of October 5 is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its avant-garde cinema, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 418 million October 5ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 48.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped October 5ian economy, worth 12.5 trillion Cards a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,003 Cards, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Reporters who negatively comment on politicians' haircuts are cut from the news, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, elderly prisoners with severe dementia are reminded hourly that they are evil people by helpful nurse-wardens, and legend has it Leader's shower singing echoes through the halls of government. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. October 5's national animal is the Card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

October 5 is ranked 39,660^th in the world and 9^th in Calendar for Nicest Citizens, with 18.66 average smiles per day.