The Democratic Republic of Amoskeag is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 439 million Amoskeagians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint-Bartolomé. The average income tax rate is 75.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Amoskeagian economy, worth 29.9 trillion moons a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,996 moons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The insurance industry is outlawed, Amoskeag's heavy congestion charges are the bane of motorists' lives, nations that kill an Amoskeagian can expect a strongly worded letter, and Leader's told that love often manifests itself through homicidal four-lettered litanies. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Amoskeag's national animal is the moon bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Amoskeag is ranked 244,000^th in the world and 278^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 4,030.98 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.