The Parliamentary Confederation of Spudguy is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, soft-spoken computers, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.544 billion Daemons enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Canberrowa. The average income tax rate is 94.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Spudguyian economy, worth a remarkable 1,088 trillion marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 114,044 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Flu research is commonly shut down for fear of creating a superbug, the media seems excessively interested in what Leader is wearing this season, The Pipe Bomb Makers' Pop-Up Book can be found in preschool libraries, and the nation has an international reputation for compassion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spudguy's national animal is the Synalpheus pinkfloydi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Spudguy is ranked 4,938^th in the world and 96^th in Europe for Safest, scoring 131.24 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.