The Federal Republic of Rustholm is a tiny, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 8 million Rustians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 9.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Rustian economy, worth 426 billion Tons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Retail, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 53,359 Tons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Family isn't who you're born with but who you abandon in foreign countries, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is well under control. Rustholm's national animal is the Opossum, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Rustholm is ranked 152,050^th in the world and 569^th in Concord for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 954.63 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.