The Republic of Rehearsal is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.392 billion Rehearsalians 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 government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Industry, and Law & Order also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 43.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Rehearsalian economy, worth 311 trillion Bits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 91,700 Bits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government tries not to listen to the people unless it absolutely has to, builders spend more time negotiating "tasteful architecture" than on actual construction, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been banned for advocating gluttony, and commercials are consistently recorded in soft white rooms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rehearsal's national animal is the Pony, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rehearsal is ranked 99,378^th in the world and 553^rd in Sunset Shimmer for Most Conservative, scoring 68.55 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.