The Republic of May 28 is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working population of 474 million May 28ians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 44.4%.

The May 28ian economy, worth 23.1 trillion Cards a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,764 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Fixing attendance at women's matches is a matter of "when they go low, we go high... funding", ten-year-olds regularly found their own political parties, cold medicines curiously become cheaper when government officials sneeze, and artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. May 28's national animal is the Card, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

May 28 is ranked 39,639^th in the world and 7^th in Calendar for Nicest Citizens, with 18.66 average smiles per day.