The Federation of People of the Abyss is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, keen interest in outer space, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 1.918 billion People of the Abyssians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 33.5%.

The powerhouse People of the Abyssian economy, worth 157 trillion Wisdoms a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 82,143 Wisdoms, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The navy's new flotilla is gonna be a thrilla, Merry Birthday is a popular protest song despite the risk of fines and royalty dues, the government response to disaster victims starving for bread is "let them eat stale cake", and road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. People of the Abyss's national animal is the Phoenix of Rebirth, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

People of the Abyss is ranked 76,021^st in the world and 4,178^th in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,394.71 on the Gilded Widget Scale.