The Parliamentary Republic of Republicada is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Lucas Finnegan with an even hand, and notable for its parental licensing program, pith helmet sales, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed population of 3.949 billion Ravencians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ravencia. The average income tax rate is 73.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ravencian economy, worth 541 trillion Nordmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 136,960 Nordmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Being Lucas Finnegan has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes, wheelchair users complain it is nearly impossible for them to cross the road in Ravencia, and five-year-olds chanting "Little Miss Muffet" are accused of bullying arachnophobes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Republicada's national animal is the polar bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

Republicada is ranked 32,885^th in the world and 891^st in The North Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 53.98 quips per hour.