The Republic of Waartu is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 8.352 billion Waartuans 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 government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ihukaparos. The average income tax rate is 17.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Waartuan economy, worth 401 trillion monuras a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,096 monuras, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The Violetist community celebrates bombshells being dropped on Waartu, exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting, gardeners must genetically test weeds for unique traits before digging them up, and Waartu has designated Ihukaparos as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Waartu's national animal is the unicorn bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Waartu is ranked 213,921^st in the world and 4,191^st in the South Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 288.17 on the Gilded Widget Scale.