The Republic of Ready 24 is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, democratic population of 138 million Ready 24ians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Social Policy. The average income tax rate is 33.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Ready 24ian economy, worth 5.18 trillion dollas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 37,550 dollas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Professional athletes juggle part-time jobs to avoid bankruptcy, real power lies not in the debating room but with those who decide what is debated, emergency vehicles have built-in nudge bars to give uncooperative drivers a "gentle" push, and veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ready 24's national animal is the rapper.

Ready 24 is ranked 91,134^th in the world and 29^th in Cole World for Safest, scoring 86.77 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.