The Republic of Common Good is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Madam President with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, complete lack of prisons, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 24.017 billion Common Goodians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Graceland. The average income tax rate is 95.7%.

The powerhouse Common Goodian economy, worth a remarkable 2,774 trillion goods a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 115,519 goods, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

10-year-olds who struggle with integrating by parts are considered slow learners, a new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water, the well-to-do in the West Pacific are never on time for important appointments, and libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Common Good's national animal is the honey bee, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Common Good is ranked 3,018^th in the world and 48^th in the West Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 3,029.17 pounds of wildlife per square mile.