The Republic of Retcon XV is a titanic, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning hawk population. The hard-working population of 11.612 billion Retcon XVians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 15.0%.

The Retcon XVian economy, worth 554 trillion rubledollars a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,790 rubledollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, surveillance cameras are banned, and every week is blindness awareness week. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Retcon XV's national animal is the hawk, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Retcon XV is ranked 94,994^th in the world and 1^st in durmengrad 187 for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,447.67 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.