The P3OPLE R3PUBL1C of Salesman1997 is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Spamton G Spamton with an even hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, rampant corporate plagiarism, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.31 billion Big Shots enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cyber City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Salesman1997ian economy, worth 676 trillion KROMERS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 204,427 KROMERS, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

The government has begun breaking all large businesses into thousands of mom-and-pop general stores, birth rates have hit an all-time low, sermons are regularly interrupted by businessmen taking phone calls, and school teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Salesman1997's national animal is the LITTLE SPONGE, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Islam.

Salesman1997 is ranked 292,729^th in the world and 9^th in Omck for Lowest Crime Rates, with 5.08 law-abiding acts per hour.