The Republic of Chum Chum 17 is a huge, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning cow population. The hard-working population of 508 million Chum Chum 17ians 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 Education, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 16.5%.

The Chum Chum 17ian economy, worth 24.5 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Soda Sales. Average income is 48,306 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country, surveillance cameras are banned, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and builders across Chum Chum 17 are blocked up with orders for new public loos. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chum Chum 17's national animal is the cow.

Chum Chum 17 is ranked 231,447^th in the world and 3,658^th in eta for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -3.74 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.