The Republic of Terrible farming nation 197 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, avant-garde cinema, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, devout population of 3.103 billion Terrible farming nation 197ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 46.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Terrible farming nation 197ian economy, worth 363 trillion terrible monies a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 117,096 terrible monies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

You can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, the optimally efficient parking strategy for business commuters is referred to as the "traveling salesman problem", election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes, and everyone has the equal opportunity to have their wallet stolen. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Terrible farming nation 197's national animal is the terrible animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Terrible farming nation 197 is ranked 49,723^rd in the world and 945^th in The East Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 148.93 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.