The Republic of Comparisons is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, otherworldly petting zoo, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The devout population of 5.065 billion Comparisonsians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 38.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Comparisonsian economy, worth 233 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,012 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed, and animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Comparisons's national animal is the wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Comparisons is ranked 139,922^nd in the world and 25^th in Stargate for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,352.79 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.