The Republic of Declare is a titanic, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 11.218 billion Declarations enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 36.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Security Council economy, worth 83.5 trillion rubledollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Uranium Mining, Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 7,447 rubledollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Declare's national animal is the hawk.

Declare is ranked 175,043^rd in the world and 910^th in The catholic military orders for Smartest Citizens, with 26.7 quips per hour.