The Coastline of -899 is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.186 billion -899ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The entry point. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish -899ian economy, worth 22.9 trillion units of time a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 19,336 units of time, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of The entry point, religion is strictly forbidden within school grounds, squeaky high prepubescent voices recite the patriotic poem "Hail to The Leader!" before each meal, and fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -899's national animal is the Spherical orb, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-899 is ranked 54,350^th in the world and 1^st in Tropical Paradise for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 67.38 Effective Tax Rate.