The Jingoistic States of Schloss is a tiny, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 18 million Schlossians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.0%.

The very strong Schlossian economy, worth 940 billion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 52,234 marks, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children are given a short jail sentence, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, Harry Potter books are banned, and it is illegal to make racist remarks in public. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Schloss's national animal is the eagle.

Schloss is ranked 117,778^th in the world and 6^th in Auroran for Most Developed, scoring 58.69 on the Human Development Index.