The Oligarchy of This Is A Terrible Place To Live is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Great Leadr Lottie Manure with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory vegetarianism, ban on automobiles, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 21.015 billion Poorsouls 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 large, corrupt government prioritizes Administration, although Defense, Industry, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Welfare and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dirt. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 78.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Northern Saxophonic economy, worth a remarkable 4,114 trillion Goldengoldpieces a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 195,782 Goldengoldpieces, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 605,447 per year while the poor average 48,810, a ratio of 12.4 to 1.

Atheists in the nation feel uneasy living in buildings where they were once vilified, Dogman-branded weapons are all the rage in the militaristic comic-book community, government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, and parties that are too noisy are broken up to prevent disturbing wildlife. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem. This Is A Terrible Place To Live's national animal is the Quail of Great Dimension, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Patriotic Idolatry.

This Is A Terrible Place To Live is ranked 171,669^th in the world and 110^th in The Regected Realns for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring zero on the Clooney Contribution Index.