The Federation of New Rustonia is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.14 billion New Rustonians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aran. The average income tax rate is 72.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Rustonian economy, worth 216 trillion Shaws a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,764 Shaws, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government fact-checkers use surprising amounts of high explosive, every child sleeps with a gun to protect themselves from the monster under the bed, signs saying "No Poor People or Weirdoes" are common outside shops and cafés, and you're never too young to learn how to lie with confidence. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Rustonia's national animal is the Bulldog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Rustonia is ranked 23,092^nd in the world and 38^th in Aesica for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 4,468.48 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.