The Borderlands of Scurge is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, unlimited-speed roads, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.933 billion Scurgeans are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.8%.

The very strong Scurgean economy, worth 341 trillion $$s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 69,311 $$s, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

Young girls aren't having a ball but they are enjoying themselves, onions have been banned due to their tendency to cause eye irritation, churches across the land are hurriedly installing auto-tune for their choirs, and the sparkling rainbow has become a symbol of far-right extremism. Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Scurge's national animal is the pinworm, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Scurge is ranked 54,216^th in the world and 1^st in Hells Gate for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 19,108.26 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.