The Republic of Crontab 13 is a mammoth, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning time population. The hard-working population of 6.036 billion Crontab 13ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.5%.

The Crontab 13ian economy, worth 259 trillion keepalives a year, is quite specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 42,981 keepalives, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crontab 13's national animal is the time, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Crontab 13 is ranked 255,035^th in the world and 1^st in Public Library for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -5.29 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.