The Republic of Old Tradition is a very large, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 350 million Old Traditionians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 26.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Old Traditionian economy, worth 19.0 trillion deniers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 54,344 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Reports of arson have doubled since the introduction of a privatised fire protection service, the new iVote app allows representatives to vote on legislation by launching ill-tempered birds and matching candies, tampons are used as cheap fishing bobbers, and it's rare to find an unchewed pencil. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Old Tradition's national animal is the kangaroo, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Old Tradition is ranked 133,294^th in the world and 1^st in Ramility Empire for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 1,299.87 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.