The People's Republic of Walark is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, daily referendums, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, democratic population of 216 million Walarkians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 59.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Walarkian economy, worth 9.53 trillion Walarkian Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 44,101 Walarkian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, the military is on a massive recruiting drive in advance of an invasion of Brasilistan, carpet bombing has decimated Brasilistan's landscape and population, and the nation's air missiles have killed thousands of Brasilistan military personnel. Crime is relatively low. Walark's national animal is the Walarkian Shorthair, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Walark is ranked 60,543^rd in the world and 107^th in The Social Liberal Union for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 59.23 Effective Tax Rate.