The Republic of SSN0 is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Daniel O'Connell with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, ritual sacrifices, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, humorless, devout population of 7.988 billion SSN0ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dublin. The average income tax rate is 69.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient SSN0ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,371 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 296,905 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

SSN0 Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere', vets have been drafted in to help "fix" those who fail the parental license exam, reports of arson have doubled since the introduction of a privatised fire protection service, and if the best leaders are those who don't want to lead then Daniel O'Connell's lack of leadership must be a great leadership quality. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SSN0's national animal is the giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Celtic Paganism.

SSN0 is ranked 1,631^st in the world and 76^th in Mikes Hope for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 93,711.62 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.