The Republic of Qep is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Joe Mack with an iron fist, and notable for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.228 billion Qeppians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mackopolis. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Qeppian economy, worth 87.6 trillion Pennies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 71,344 Pennies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Male med students learning female anatomy do so with their eyes tightly closed, believers must practice religion behind church doors lest the government smite them with a mighty fine, news headlines suggest that Joe Mack has a sideline in guinea pig pimping, and the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Qep's national animal is the Chicken, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Mackism.

Qep is ranked 219,908^th in the world and 5,013^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.01 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.