The Republic of Fish Bot is a very large, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and parental licensing program. The compassionate, devout population of 245 million Fish Botians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 37.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Fish Botian economy, worth 12.2 trillion Cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,714 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Children in school playgrounds can be heard chanting the hymns of the Order of Violet, school uniforms are compulsory, the government is under the thumb of countless special interests, and the government raises tariffs on a weekly basis. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fish Bot's national animal is the Card, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Fish Bot is ranked 201,044^th in the world and 91^st in Fish Storage for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -1.16 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.