The Republic of Reference Founder is a mammoth, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning giraffe population. The hard-working population of 5.773 billion Reference Founderians 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 19.9%.

The Reference Founderian economy, worth 245 trillion pesos a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Trout Farming, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 42,577 pesos, 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. Reference Founder's national animal is the giraffe.

Reference Founder is ranked 139,406^th in the world and 1^st in Reference for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 675.66 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.