The Republic of FSBC Scout is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Peter Line with a fair hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, unlimited-speed roads, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 8.43 billion FSBC Scouts hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Auslevine. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.4%.

The strong FSBC Scoutian economy, worth 573 trillion Astras a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 67,983 Astras, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is compulsory, airports offer up-charged enemas, the election for Peter Line's office's janitor is heating up, and the national colors help to make everyone look slimmer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. FSBC Scout's national animal is the Scorpion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Znow.

FSBC Scout is ranked 38,427^th in the world and 3^rd in Antarctic for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 49.62 on the Kitten Softness Rating.