The Republic of 16SQN is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 5.54 billion 16SQNians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.8%.

The frighteningly efficient 16SQNian economy, worth 593 trillion pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 107,042 pounds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 323,058 per year while the poor average 27,633, a ratio of 11.7 to 1.

Brancaland has gifted over nine thousand putrid moose carcasses to 16SQN as a reminder of their "special relationship", calisthenics is a well-known tax-dodging technique, laborers are building walls and making Wezeltonia pay for it, and a giant 'No Entry' sign is being erected at the borders of 16SQN. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 16SQN's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

16SQN is ranked 70,950^th in the world and 2,077^th in The North Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,453.89 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.