The Republic of Difficult- is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its public floggings, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 3.272 billion Difficult-ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 55.3%.

The powerhouse Difficult-ian economy, worth 216 trillion good riddances 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, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. 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 66,318 good riddances, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Requests for government aid can be forwarded to the beach, legend has it Leader's shower singing echoes through the halls of government, policies are debated via video essays and tier lists, and the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Difficult-'s national animal is the good riddance.

Difficult- is ranked 41,177^th in the world and 1^st in Candleflame Glow 74 for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 49.24 on the Kitten Softness Rating.