The Federal Republic of Armbruster is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Martina Mikulić with a fair hand, and renowned for its triple-decker prams, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.127 billion Armbrusterians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arminia. The average income tax rate is 74.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Armbrusterian economy, worth 267 trillion €s a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,385 €s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, the importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, destitute athletes are forced to train in the street, and the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Armbruster's national animal is the Kingfisher, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Atheism.

Armbruster is ranked 21,039^th in the world and 362^nd in Europe for Smartest Citizens, with 60.09 quips per hour.