The Republic of Selfgradatude is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by president Donald Trump with a fair hand, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, sprawling nuclear power plants, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 21.882 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Environment, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Selfgradatude City. The average income tax rate is 52.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Selfgradatudean economy, worth a remarkable 1,287 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 58,834 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days, and organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. 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 210,545^th in the world and 8,453^rd in The North Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -7.42 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.