The Republic of -Geriatrics is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 1.488 billion -Geriatricsians 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 government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.3%.

The -Geriatricsian economy, worth 80.1 trillion NKBS a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Soda Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,814 NKBS, with the richest citizens earning 9.2 times as much as the poorest.

War memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping, only lightning has a chance of striking Leader twice, careless Maxémon Trainers have been the cause of numerous search and rescue operations, and Leader is too busy listening to praise to get any work done. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Geriatrics's national animal is the NKB, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

-Geriatrics is ranked 126,778^th in the world and 6,365^th in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 863.74 on the Gilded Widget Scale.