The Eternal Democratic Republic of Blustan is a gargantuan, genial nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 15.105 billion Blustani 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Plateau of Blustan. The average income tax rate is 75.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Blustanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,745 trillion Suns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 115,572 Suns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dozens of viewers go online to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375, parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend, the nation's democracy attracts huddled masses yearning to breathe free, and future leaders of Blustan regularly dismiss pressing political issues when available options don't conform to their worldview. Crime is totally unknown. Blustan's national animal is the Snow Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Blustan is ranked 29,706^th in the world and 51^st in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.91 law-abiding acts per hour.