The Republic of Consul108 is a very large, efficient nation, renowned for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 348 million Consul108ians 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 large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47.6%.

The powerhouse Consul108ian economy, worth 24.7 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Retail. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,012 lire, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

The government raises tariffs on a weekly basis, people who have lived their entire lives in Consul108 are shocked to discover that they are not citizens, all government communication requires the imprimatur of the Truth Police, and 100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Consul108's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Consul108 is ranked 73,056^th in the world and 42^nd in Lower Llobregat for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 3,816.68 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.