The Republic of Defendington is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Leader Franklin Sierra with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.812 billion Defenders are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tank Fort City. The average income tax rate is 55.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Defendingtonian economy, worth 344 trillion peaces 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 dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 44,121 peaces, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Federal Council of Defendington has been announced as the new Head of State, the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, criminals lock themselves in their mums' basements to avoid prison, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime is totally unknown. Defendington's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Whatever we dont care.

Defendington is ranked 201,996^th in the world and 145^th in 10000 Islands for Fattest Citizens, with 9.29 Obesity Rate.