The Republic of The Free Peoples of Quadrant 8652 is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by The Council Of Worlds with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 5.127 billion 8652ians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pharus. The average income tax rate is 69.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient 8652ian economy, worth 416 trillion Credits a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 81,160 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, citizens select which government department gets their income tax Credits each year, agreeing to appear on TV is often the best way to access social care, and where your food came from is an unknowable mystery. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Free Peoples of Quadrant 8652's national animal is the Asian Rhino, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Futurism.

The Free Peoples of Quadrant 8652 is ranked 271,961^st in the world and 17,453^rd in Chicken overlords for Most Patriotic, with 0.72 flags saluted per person per day.