The Disputed Territories of Recumen is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 2.526 billion Recumenians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 68.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Recumenian economy, worth 38.2 trillion rupees a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 15,107 rupees, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, organ donation is compulsory, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and children often kick panthers for amusement. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Recumen's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Recumen is ranked 162,464^th in the world and 2^nd in Nasr for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 353.26 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.