The Federation of RECO authority is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions and restrictive gun laws. The cynical population of 12 million RECO authorityians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 38.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The RECO authorityian economy, worth 564 billion RTCS a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,027 RTCS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Private digital records now come with a convenient "download" button, the government is engaging in an agricultural trade war with Maxtopia, dangerous criminals are often 'accidentally' sent on one-way trips to Maxtopia, and ten-year-olds are applying for lemonade stand operator licences. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. RECO authority's national animal is the Cat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

RECO authority is ranked 156,276^th in the world and 140^th in Karma for Most Developed, scoring 55.11 on the Human Development Index.