The Republic of Curative Agent 38 is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its stringent health and safety legislation. The devout population of 1.089 billion Curative Agent 38ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 31.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Curative Agent 38ian economy, worth 50.1 trillion Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,010 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

It's illegal to be caught on tape, pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, late night adverts for breast milk co-ops regularly win pornography industry awards, and pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Curative Agent 38's national animal is the Trout, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Curative Agent 38 is ranked 200,500^th in the world and 195^th in Blue Chevron for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 31,747.37 Standard Monetary Units.