The Republic of Convent Island is a mammoth, cultured nation, notable for its avant-garde cinema, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 8.174 billion Convent Islandians 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 69.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Convent Islandian economy, worth 875 trillion Golds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 107,110 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

There's more pink stuff on sale these days, the nation's children are known for being even more apathetic and cynical than their parents, there's a hole in the heart of every Convent Islandian city, and Calvinball players are lost for days as they wander the vast halls of their new academies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Convent Island's national animal is the Clam, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Convent Island is ranked 78,965^th in the world and 119^th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Nicest Citizens, with 15.51 average smiles per day.