The Republic of Terrible farming nation 577 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its deadly medical pandemics, frequent executions, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 2.753 billion Terrible farming nation 577ians 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 Defense, Administration, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.3%.

The thriving Terrible farming nation 577ian economy, worth 243 trillion terrible monies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 88,345 terrible monies, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 260,366 per year while the poor average 23,588, a ratio of 11.0 to 1.

High school bands practice by moonlight, aides are afraid to ask if Leader wants a cup of tea or coffee, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Terrible farming nation 577 City, and the only soporific permitted during sermons is the preacher's voice. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Terrible farming nation 577's national animal is the terrible animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Terrible farming nation 577 is ranked 229,156^th in the world and 8,568^th in Balder for Highest Food Quality, scoring 9.38 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.