The Republic of 187 Minutes is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.646 billion 187 Minutesians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 56.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong 187 Minutesian economy, worth 121 trillion Lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 73,750 Lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Lobster tastes best when it is red, politicians literally speak literally, sex changes are routinely performed at 187 Minutes's hospitals, and voting is compulsory. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 187 Minutes's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

187 Minutes is ranked 257,052^nd in the world and 1,171^st in Europe for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.78 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.