The Republic of Crontab 3 is a mammoth, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning time population. The hard-working population of 6.04 billion Crontab 3ians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 18.3%.

The Crontab 3ian economy, worth 267 trillion keepalives a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is 44,266 keepalives, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crontab 3's national animal is the time.

Crontab 3 is ranked 226,079^th in the world and 1^st in Abode of Vavlar for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5.48 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.