The Republic of Fragmented Default is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 2.086 billion Fragmented Defaultians 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 minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 6.9%.

The Fragmented Defaultian economy, worth 67.8 trillion Defaults a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,505 Defaults, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Harry Potter books are banned, the new one Default coin also makes a handy throwing-star, adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears, and the face of Leader is a permanent feature of the Fragmented Default City skyline. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Fragmented Default's national animal is the Default, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Fragmented Default is ranked 200,944^th in the world and 1,322^nd in the Rejected Realms for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 42 on the Kitten Softness Rating.