The Unknown Sovereign State of Country 197 is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by The Unidentified Leader with a fair hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, rampant corporate plagiarism, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 18.998 billion Unidentified Citizens are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of City 001. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Unknown economy, worth a remarkable 5,116 trillion Unknown Forms of Currency a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 269,311 Unknown Forms of Currency, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation leads 10000 Islands in per capita stalking, prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams, the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, and official government guidance encourages binge behaviors. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Country 197's national animal is the Unidentified Creature, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Unknownism.

Country 197 is ranked 15,585^th in the world and 76^th in 10000 Islands for Most Patriotic, with 53.24 flags saluted per person per day.