The Republic of Upfetra is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its public floggings, frequent executions, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.871 billion Upfetrans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.7%.

The very strong Upfetran economy, worth 547 trillion pounds a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 61,756 pounds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 228,893 per year while the poor average 11,726, a ratio of 19.5 to 1.

The leading national news source is 'my cousin Billy-Bob on MyFace', the airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, interviewees for teaching jobs are waterboarded to "reveal undesirable histories", and edutainment video games are taking Upfetra's students to the next level. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Upfetra's national animal is the parrot, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Upfetra is ranked 152,510^th in the world and 6,617^th in Osiris for Most Corrupt Governments, with 3.24 kickbacks per hour.