The Republic of Consul149 is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, ban on automobiles, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 366 million Consul149ians 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, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 47.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Consul149ian economy, worth 20.5 trillion kronor a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 56,062 kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are prohibited from raising their voice above thirty decibels in commercial districts, corporate lobbying has been outlawed, most farmers are indentured to agrochemical conglomerates, and airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Consul149's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Consul149 is ranked 289,813^th in the world and 195^th in Lower Llobregat for Nicest Citizens, with 1.9 average smiles per day.