The Democratic Republic of Brusselstein is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Aryan Vaidya with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 6.777 billion Brusselsteinians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Königsberg. The average income tax rate is 98.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Brusselsteinian economy, worth a remarkable 1,524 trillion Euros a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 224,907 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal for a parent to tell a child to stop eating their boogers, shopping comes bagged and tagged, costumed characters wearing Maxtopian Grass leaves remind citizens that the government now sells the green stuff, and international tensions are high as Brusselstein threatens any government with the audacity to arrest its citizens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Brusselstein's national animal is the Brusselstenian Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Protestant Christianity.

Brusselstein is ranked 2,166^th in the world and 47^th in Europe for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 98.5 Effective Tax Rate.