The Republic of Codename44 is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, pith helmet sales, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 11.09 billion Codename44ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 46.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Codename44ian economy, worth 433 trillion guilders a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 39,117 guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Women who walk into the ladies' changing room are accused of being Peeping Toms, customer satisfaction with online delivery services is at an all time high, Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping, and stony-faced prosecutors play loud gangster rap music during court proceedings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Codename44's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Codename44 is ranked 211,837^th in the world and 3,537^th in Artificial Solar System for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -3.07 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.