The Republic of Consul178 is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, frequent executions, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 294 million Consul178ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41.1%.

The strong Consul178ian economy, worth 17.2 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,508 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 213,504 per year while the poor average 11,384, a ratio of 18.8 to 1.

Artists regularly face criminal charges and art-burning parties are common, the nation's prisons are touted as the best weight loss programs money can't buy, the news is showing footage of Leader bullying an old man to the point of tears, and nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Consul178's national animal is the squirrel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Consul178 is ranked 288,884^th in the world and 161^st in Lower Llobregat for Largest Populations, with 294 million capita.