The Dominion of RePu 1 is a huge, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 587 million RePu 1ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 40.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish RePu 1ian economy, worth 13.5 trillion Repus a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, Gambling, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 22,950 Repus, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Moonshine has made a resurgence, tourists visit RePu 1 to mass-moon RePu 1ian politicians, sneezing in public is a capital offense, and political candidates must be personally vetted by Leader. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. RePu 1's national animal is the Repu, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

RePu 1 is ranked 252,916^th in the world and 3^rd in RePu for Most Beautiful Environments, with 210.69 pounds of wildlife per square mile.