The Republic of Remembrance is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, parental licensing program, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed population of 5.131 billion Remembranceans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 48.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Remembrancean economy, worth 392 trillion memories a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Gambling. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,541 memories, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government tries not to listen to the people unless it absolutely has to, the nation honors the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered Remembrancean weed picker, copies of the constitution are used as toilet paper, and convicts released after being found "wrongfully imprisoned" are surprisingly chill about the whole thing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Remembrance's national animal is the memory catcher, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Remembrance is ranked 63,781^st in the world and 417^th in Remembrance for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 4,264.7 on the Hickory Productivity Index.