The Republic of Believer is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.818 billion Believerians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 40.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Believerian economy, worth 63.4 trillion golds a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 34,846 golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick, it's considered a civil right to be allowed to neglect and mistreat your own children, reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians, and laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Believer's national animal is the dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Believer is ranked 196,317^th in the world and 3,506^th in Artificial Solar System for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.