The Republic of Codename21 is a titanic, orderly nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, zero percent divorce rate, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 16.235 billion Codename21ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 40.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Codename21ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,137 trillion bitcoins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 70,037 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Radio stations are forbidden to play anything with too much drum or bass, an extra hand on the leg will give a horse-and-a-half of lead in a hundred jiffies on seven furlongs, child labor has been outlawed, and elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Codename21's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Codename21 is ranked 245,134^th in the world and 3^rd in The Gallery for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,989.26 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.