The Republic of September 6 is a very large, safe nation, notable for its parental licensing program, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 276 million September 6ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 24.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The September 6ian economy, worth 12.2 trillion Cards a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Pizza Delivery, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,367 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Public projects are synonymous with yawn-inducing conformity, kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, black tea is only available on the black market, and September 6 has designated September 6 City as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. September 6's national animal is the Card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

September 6 is ranked 257,466^th in the world and 44^th in Calendar for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -4.86 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.