The Republic of Particular is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its burgeoning bison population. The hard-working, democratic population of 6.531 billion Particularians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.7%.

The strong Particularian economy, worth 380 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 58,198 marks, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Particular's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Particular is ranked 42,201^st in the world and 1,714^th in Osiris for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,047.93 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.