The Republic of SSN65 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Daniel O'Connell with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, parental licensing program, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 2.829 billion SSN65ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dublin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35.6%.

The frighteningly efficient SSN65ian economy, worth 470 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 166,231 marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 562,606 per year while the poor average 36,296, a ratio of 15.5 to 1.

Shivering secretaries type letters under torrential downpours in open-roof offices, the term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning, homeless people dying of starvation are thought to be a necessary cost of preventing terrorism, and enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SSN65's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Celtic Paganism.

SSN65 is ranked 269,089^th in the world and 10^th in Ouagadougou for Nicest Citizens, with 0.61 average smiles per day.