The Republic of Surenus is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 5.303 billion Surenusians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 49.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Surenusian economy, worth 196 trillion drachmas 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 large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Tourism, Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. 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 37,071 drachmas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientists are not permitted to ask questions, rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons, arbitrary election rules are considered sacrosanct, and reassembling shredded papers is the highlight of a spy's day. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Surenus's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Surenus is ranked 46,107^th in the world and 237^th in Remembrance for Largest Black Market, with 24.4 trillion Standard Monetary Units.