The Republic of SP30 is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 324 million SP30ians 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 Administration, Healthcare, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.8%.

The strong SP30ian economy, worth 17.8 trillion bitcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 54,941 bitcoins, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

The government is pursuing a new programme aimed at promoting cultural sophistication, a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country, attempts to inform people about their unclaimed property are often mistaken for telephone scams, and ad hoc militias patrol the streets in an effort to control rampant crime. Crime is moderate. SP30's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

SP30 is ranked 96,263^rd in the world and 10^th in SP farm for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 44.83 on the Kitten Softness Rating.