The Federation of Bissell is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 427 million Bissellians 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 large, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Welfare, Environment, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 63.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Bissellian economy, worth 30.0 trillion kronor a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,237 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly, therapists can always squeeze in another house-call, and space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bissell's national animal is the seagull, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Bissell is ranked 212,178^th in the world and 3,189^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -2.41 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.