The Shifting Wastes of The Scrap is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Sandmaster with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.68 billion Wanderers hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Clockwork Titan. The average income tax rate is 90.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Scrapian economy, worth 492 trillion Rusts a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 133,729 Rusts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Many in The Scrap are born in the purple, refugees from other nations are flocking to The Scrap's border, the government is hoping that medical aid will speak louder than human rights abuses, and billions are being spent on a new island airport. Crime is totally unknown. The Scrap's national animal is the Scorpion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The All-Consuming Sand.

The Scrap is ranked 84,522^nd in the world and 18^th in Lone Wolves United for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,758.29 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.