The Republic of Sledge Hammer is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Rogue with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 1.241 billion Sledge Hammerians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Law & Order, and Spirituality are also considered important, while Environment receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Erie. The average income tax rate is 52.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Sledge Hammerian economy, worth 64.0 trillion Spikeses a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,545 Spikeses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned, urban graffiti is hand-calligraphed in perfectly kerned elegant fonts, deceased politicians' MyFace profiles are unanimously pro-incumbent, and sermons are regularly interrupted by businessmen taking phone calls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sledge Hammer's national animal is the Ox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Heathen.

Sledge Hammer is ranked 116,379^th in the world and 2^nd in The Pennsylvania Railroad for Most Patriotic, with 13.61 flags saluted per person per day.