The Are of The future of life as we know it is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 5.612 billion future of life as we know itians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 37.8%.

The powerhouse future of life as we know itian economy, worth 524 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,394 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents, money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them, exports are stamped with "made by the invisible hand you commies", and forest fires have dropped dramatically as there are hardly any forests left. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The future of life as we know it's national animal is the wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

The future of life as we know it is ranked 115,338^th in the world and 5^th in Tiandi for Lowest Crime Rates, with 64.2 law-abiding acts per hour.