The Republic of Selfgradatude is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by president Donald Trump with a fair hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 21.236 billion Selfgradatudeans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Selfgradatude City. The average income tax rate is 54.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Selfgradatudean economy, worth a remarkable 1,245 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 58,639 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 102,912^th in the world and 2,318^th in The North Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 448 billion Standard Monetary Units.