The Republic of Republica de Espada is a tiny, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, free-roaming dinosaurs, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working population of 16 million Republica de Espadans 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 Healthcare, Welfare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.7%.

The strong Republica de Espadan economy, worth 959 billion Pesos a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 59,971 Pesos, with the richest citizens earning 8.0 times as much as the poorest.

Disadvantaged youths often commit felonies to enhance their educational prospects, a sudden shout of "surprise!" does not herald a party for teachers, the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event, and ex-cons are paid to remain law-abidingly dull. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Republica de Espada's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Republica de Espada is ranked 266,002^nd in the world and 236^th in Aesica for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -3.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.