The Republic of Ankh 39 is a huge, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 290 million Ankh 39ians 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, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 46.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Ankh 39ian economy, worth 2.67 trillion piastres 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 slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. 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 9,217 piastres, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ankh 39's national animal is the caracal.

Ankh 39 is ranked 230,639^th in the world and 6,970^th in Suspicious for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 187.48 on the Gilded Widget Scale.