The Democratic States of Singularity-87 is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Scorpion population. The hard-working population of 1.068 billion Singularity-87ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 24.1%.

The Singularity-87ian economy, worth 41.3 trillion Golds a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing. Average income is 38,708 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Singularity-87's national animal is the Scorpion.

Singularity-87 is ranked 196,745^th in the world and 10,399^th in Lazarus for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 6,040.91 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.