The Republic of Doge Garrison 158 is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 1.68 billion Doge Garrison 158ians 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, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.1%.

The strong Doge Garrison 158ian economy, worth 75.0 trillion marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 44,664 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the "boy who cried wolf" policy makes sick people reluctant to call an ambulance, and TV coverage of music festivals consists mostly of backstage interviews. Crime is moderate. Doge Garrison 158's national animal is the elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Doge Garrison 158 is ranked 169,878^th in the world and 1^st in Half Life Blue Shift for Most Developed, scoring 54.68 on the Human Development Index.