The Rogue Nation of Discourse is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Problematic Fave with an iron fist, and renowned for its parental licensing program, anti-smoking policies, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.838 billion problematic people are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.8%.

The large but inefficient problematic economy, worth 112 trillion receipts 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 large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Pizza Delivery. 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 61,028 receipts, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 172,755 per year while the poor average 17,239, a ratio of 10.0 to 1.

The thought of funding space programs drives Problematic Fave crazy, asking 'a penny for your thoughts?' draws law enforcement response, blind students are at a disadvantage now that test papers printed in braille have been discontinued, and shouting contests are an important part of government job interviews. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Discourse's national animal is the meme, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Privilege.

Discourse is ranked 174,389^th in the world and 5^th in Marionette for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 448.39 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.