The Colony of The Idiot Project is a mammoth, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.439 billion Idiots are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 51.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient mad economy, worth 172 trillion Unexpected Pirate Dance Routines a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,648 Unexpected Pirate Dance Routines, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Idiot Project's national animal is the Čalrek.

The Idiot Project is ranked 215,728^th in the world and 34^th in Anaia for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.