The Republic of Selfgradatude is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, compulsory military service, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 13.448 billion Selfgradatudeans 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Environment, and Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Administration receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Selfgradatude City. The average income tax rate is 71.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Selfgradatudean economy, worth 706 trillion dollars a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Uranium Mining. Average income is 52,557 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The people are famous throughout the region for their bleached-white teeth, foreign musicians that Leader dislikes are turned away at the border, blind dates reemerge as a necessary evil in the quest for love, and criminals rejoice in the streets as the entire police force is sent away on a training retreat. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Selfgradatude's national animal is the golden eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Selfgradatude is ranked 87,877^th in the world and 4,006^th in The North Pacific for Most Authoritarian, with 0.16 Stalins.