The People's Republic of In Development is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its lack of airports, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed population of 610 million In Developmentians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 63.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The In Developmentian economy, worth 37.0 trillion NNIS a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 60,617 NNIS, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Grinder at Fat Sal's Deli and Recycling Center is a national institution, there are no more heroes any more, construction workers evacuate work sites after finding sharp rocks on the ground, and seats at the back of the bus are reserved for homosexuals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. In Development's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

In Development is ranked 222,766^th in the world and 131^st in Hell for Largest Populations, with 610 million capita.