The Republic of Libc is a titanic, cultured nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, disturbing lack of elderly people, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 15.136 billion Libcians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 34.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Libcian economy, worth a remarkable 1,076 trillion bitcoins 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 black market in Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. 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 71,143 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, citizens are encouraged to show displeasure with politicians by poking them with sharp metal sticks, six-year-old children playing dress-up are viewed with suspicion, and gay hospital patients are labelled with a pink triangle to alert staff of their substandard blood. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Libc's national animal is the dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Libc is ranked 101,818^th in the world and 413^th in Artificial Solar System for Highest Average Incomes, with 71,143.04 Standard Monetary Units.