The Revolutionary Republic of Xiangyang is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Premier Sun Hai with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service. The cynical, devout population of 11.55 billion Xiangyangians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Xiangfan. The average income tax rate is 38.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Xiangyangian economy, worth 439 trillion yengs a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,093 yengs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The national security service are a bunch of crooks, nations that kill a Xiangyangian can expect a strongly worded letter, Xiangyang's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, and nudity is frowned upon. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Xiangyang's national animal is the fox and its national religion is Confucianism.

Xiangyang is ranked 64,797^th in the world and 1^st in Beijing for Nicest Citizens, with 16.29 average smiles per day.