The Republic of 187 Minutes is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, frequent executions, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.872 billion 187 Minutesians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 59.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving 187 Minutesian economy, worth 146 trillion Lire 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 slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. 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 78,272 Lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, the nation has nearly as many history museums as 187 Minutesians, children often kick Elephants for amusement, and vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make 187 Minutesian mussels the biggest in Europe. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 187 Minutes's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

187 Minutes is ranked 76,103^rd in the world and 716^th in Europe for Largest Governments, scoring 18.79 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.