The Republic of -Conversations- is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its prohibition of alcohol, ban on automobiles, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.967 billion -Conversations-ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.9%.

The powerhouse -Conversations-ian economy, worth 141 trillion pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,131 pesos, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

The weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, pollution is on the rise along with government approvals of fracking projects, soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers, and the government's fruit business reeks of rotting produce and corruption. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Conversations-'s national animal is the leopard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

-Conversations- is ranked 175,450^th in the world and 12^th in Thedas for Largest Populations, with 1.97 billion capita.