The Armed Republic of The Dueling Oaks is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.058 billion Dueling Oaksians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Education, with Spirituality, Defense, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of City Park. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.6%.

The strong Dueling Oaksian economy, worth 171 trillion Badges of Honor a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Pizza Delivery, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 56,066 Badges of Honor, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 286,948 per year while the poor average 6,017, a ratio of 47.7 to 1.

Religious turf wars have caused frustrated police to pray for divine intervention, ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, sometimes a whole prison wing will house a single prisoner, and Mr Happy's Funland has just been named The Dueling Oaks's new capital. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The Dueling Oaks's national animal is the Wildcat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Dueling Oaks is ranked 175,463^rd in the world and 14^th in New Orleans for Largest Populations, with 3.06 billion capita.