The Are of The future of life as we know it is a titanic, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.022 billion future of life as we know itians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 49.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse future of life as we know itian economy, worth a remarkable 1,218 trillion marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 110,529 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Burnt-out forty-foot-tall wicker men dot the countryside, aging citizens are celebrating the end of the 'Early Bird War', pro-democracy protesters are shot on sight by state police, and soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The future of life as we know it's national animal is the wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The future of life as we know it is ranked 79,394^th in the world and 4^th in Tiandi for Most Developed, scoring 67.6 on the Human Development Index.