The Federation of Return To Peace is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Isidore Ike VI with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, strictly enforced bedtime, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.155 billion Peaceans 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Havenstead. The average income tax rate is 67.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Peacean economy, worth 235 trillion Krasos a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 109,052 Krasos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Many friends and relatives of Isidore Ike VI have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations, commuter vessels have trouble staying afloat due to increased passengers, government fact-checkers use surprising amounts of high explosive, and Havenstead is a police state during international summits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Return To Peace's national animal is the Burro, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Peacisim.

Return To Peace is ranked 27,706^th in the world and 988^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 84.26 law-abiding acts per hour.