The Republic of Curative Agent 48 is a massive, safe nation, notable for its public floggings, anti-smoking policies, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 1.168 billion Curative Agent 48ians 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, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 25.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Curative Agent 48ian economy, worth 43.4 trillion Credits a year, is led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,169 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and Leader has been self-declared as the Most Supreme Magnificent Overlord of Everything You Ever Saw. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Curative Agent 48's national animal is the Trout, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Curative Agent 48 is ranked 93,562^nd in the world and 142^nd in Blue Chevron for Safest, scoring 86.76 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.