The Republic of Self-Hate is a colossal, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 4.784 billion Self-Hateans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 24.2%.

The strong Self-Hatean economy, worth 232 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 48,396 Delta Eagles, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Third world countries are rich in "I Love Self-Hate City" t-shirts, the colors pink and purple are banned from military unit insignia, pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, and minor parties are virtually absent in Parliament. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Self-Hate's national animal is the Kitsune, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Self-Hate is ranked 266,184^th in the world and 1^st in Darkmagica for Smartest Citizens, with 19.75 quips per hour.