The Democratic Republic of Xista is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 7.358 billion Xistans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.5%.

The very strong Xistan economy, worth 524 trillion Xens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 71,280 Xens, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 338,202 per year while the poor average 8,865, a ratio of 38.1 to 1.

Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Xista's national animal is the none, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Xista is ranked 259,854^th in the world and 84^th in The Everlasting Kawaii Empire for Nicest Citizens, with 8.23 average smiles per day.