The Republic of Persia and Greece is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 13.217 billion Persia and Greeceans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.6%.

The thriving Persia and Greecean economy, worth 549 trillion Euros a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 41,591 Euros, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 214,035 per year while the poor average 4,414, a ratio of 48.5 to 1.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, Persia and Greece's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Persia and Greece's national animal is the Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Persia and Greece is ranked 267,444^th in the world and 10,961^st in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 39.44 law-abiding acts per hour.