The Dictatorship of What It Was Actually Like is a small, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 40 million Germans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 36.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The What It Was Actually Likean economy, worth 1.69 trillion Deutsch Marks a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,284 Deutsch Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Native tribes have been driven to extinction by hunting, the government keeps its thumb on the scales of justice, only the richest get to see out of their windows, and Germans suffer not the eggplant emoji to live. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. What It Was Actually Like's national animal is the German Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

What It Was Actually Like is ranked 245,362^nd in the world and 904^th in Concord for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5.48 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.