The Great Republic of Dumbases is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Eminem with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, infamous sell-swords, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 3.902 billion Dumbasians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Civitas Aurea. The average income tax rate is 52.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dumbasesian economy, worth 679 trillion bands a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 174,228 bands, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The standard government reply to any query is "there is no spoon", diplomats are always trying to convince other nations to adopt l33t speak, billions of bands are spent to take high-quality photos of the Eric Nebula, and the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Dumbases's national animal is the Eric, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Dumbases is ranked 10,487^th in the world and 595^th in Lazarus for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 12,657.45 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.