The Grand Duchy of Dwind is a small, orderly nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 45 million Dwindians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 62.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Dwindian economy, worth 1.11 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is 24,653 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dwind's national animal is the beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Dwind is ranked 304,798^th in the world and 57^th in The Collected States of Harvey Hall for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -13.69 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.