The United Socialist States of Peoples Republic of Murcia is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 18 million Peoples Republic of Murcians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 66.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Peoples Republic of Murcian economy, worth 296 billion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 16,457 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal, badminton was recently banned due to 'unacceptable violence' inherent to the game, the wreckages of bombed planes that litter Peoples Republic of Murcia are highly popular tourist destinations, and foreigners with shady pasts are fleeing the country. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Peoples Republic of Murcia's national animal is the Murciano Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Peoples Republic of Murcia is ranked 43,225^th in the world and 1,400^th in the South Pacific for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens, with 53.09 Whatever.