The Republic of TSRCC 17 is a huge, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, parental licensing program, and frequent executions. The hard-working population of 228 million TSRCC 17ians 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, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 26.6%.

The TSRCC 17ian economy, worth 8.64 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,913 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Every microwave and toaster is being disassembled and probed by inspectors, the nation's latest batch of politicians include internet comedians, an alleged serial killer, and a highly trained animal thats a card, drugs containing the compound "oleum de serpens" are being sold to cancer patients, and weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TSRCC 17's national animal is the animal thats a card, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

TSRCC 17 is ranked 154,732^nd in the world and 16^th in TSR Collector for Most Patriotic, with 11.06 flags saluted per person per day.