The Republic of Austins Colony is a titanic, safe nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, compulsory military service, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, devout population of 19.235 billion Texians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Brazos. The average income tax rate is 33.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Austins Colonyian economy, worth a remarkable 1,106 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,499 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Even the lowest-level cheesemongers are required to pass Austins Colonyian Literature IV, in a fit of passion Leader has shredded thirty years' worth of petitions, trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy, and most people attending churches are maintenance workers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Austins Colony's national animal is the crocodile, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Christianity.

Austins Colony is ranked 92,118^th in the world and 9^th in Scarif for Highest Poor Incomes, with 33,136.2 Standard Monetary Units.