The Republic of Curative Agent 13 is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, state-planned economy, and public floggings. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.138 billion Curative Agent 13ians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 38.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Curative Agent 13ian economy, worth 41.8 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 36,775 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, the nation's diplomats shake hands with those whose hands are drenched in the blood of innocents, a major religion has been named as Curative Agent 13's national religion, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Curative Agent 13 in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Curative Agent 13's national animal is the Trout, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Curative Agent 13 is ranked 105,298^th in the world and 89^th in Blue Chevron for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 2,934.28 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.