The Federal Republic of The Rega is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.865 billion Regans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alexandria. The average income tax rate is 66.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Regan economy, worth a remarkable 1,121 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 103,195 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A handful of megacorporations own every "craft brewery" in the nation, trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy, EpiPen sales have skyrocketed, and airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism. Crime is totally unknown. The Rega's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Tolerance.

The Rega is ranked 8,104^th in the world and 138^th in the West Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 56.53 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.