The Allied States of Retcon III is a titanic, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning hawk population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 11.717 billion Retcon IIIians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 17.2%.

The Retcon IIIian economy, worth 554 trillion rubledollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 47,287 rubledollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, surveillance cameras are banned, broken suspension systems are giving auto repair shops plenty of business, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime is moderate. Retcon III's national animal is the hawk, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Retcon III is ranked 213,067^th in the world and 1^st in durmengrad 25 for Safest, scoring 54.32 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.