The Republic of Souls 27 is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and ritual sacrifices. The compassionate, devout population of 16.933 billion Souls 27ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 40.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Souls 27ian economy, worth 988 trillion Yen a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,369 Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws, the government says that Possession is nine-tenths of the Lore, the media have begun calling the government treasury "Leader's stash", and new treatments are rejected if they cannot be explained using only one-syllable words. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Souls 27's national animal is the Black Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Souls 27 is ranked 68,246^th in the world and 1,196^th in Suspicious for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,794.41 on the Gilded Widget Scale.