The Swamp of Unapproval is a mammoth, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning donkey population. The hard-working population of 6.135 billion Unapprovalians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 23.0%.

The Unapprovalian economy, worth 257 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 41,897 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, remote-control hang-gliding scarecrows patrol the skies to keep songbirds from leaving the nation's borders, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and a signed affidavit from a prominent anti-corruption advocate declares that he is in fact a crook after all. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Unapproval's national animal is the donkey.

Unapproval is ranked 282,106^th in the world and 1^st in 2 miles past nowhere for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.75 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.