The Scarlet Speedster of The Flash XI is a huge, socially progressive nation, ruled by Barry Allen with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 831 million Flashes love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Central City. The average income tax rate is 44.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Flashy economy, worth 44.9 trillion bolts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 54,039 bolts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, therapists dispense hugs for heroin dealers and cuddles for crackheads, political satirists and late night comedians weep as the government begins cleaning up its act, and Barry Allen has just been declared ruler of The Flash XI in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Flash XI's national animal is the cheetah, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Flash XI is ranked 108,526^th in the world and 40^th in The Crimson Empire for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 44.46 Effective Tax Rate.