The Colony of Quarterly is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.757 billion Quarterlyians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, outspoken morass — prioritizes Healthcare, although Education, Environment, and Welfare are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 71.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Quarterlyian economy, worth 231 trillion Chaketts a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 29,793 Chaketts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sometimes a single pallbearer is all you need, when shaking hands with foreign leaders Leader wears an armoured gauntlet, former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, and war vets look after war animals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Quarterly's national animal is the Frog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Quarterly is ranked 35,846^th in the world and 1,839^th in Balder for Nicest Citizens, with 18.02 average smiles per day.