The Republic of Scrub Hill is a mammoth, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, state-planned economy, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 6.947 billion Scrub Hillians 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 large government prioritizes Administration, with Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 47.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Scrub Hillian economy, worth 307 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 44,229 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Stews often contain used tissues and pocket fluff, bars are packed at all hours, elderly tribespeople die in bed surrounded by loved ones and linguists, and the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Scrub Hill's national animal is the crocodile, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Scrub Hill is ranked 254,005^th in the world and 4^th in Independence Hill for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 40.11 on the Kitten Softness Rating.