The United Socialist States of Free Blus is a large, cultured nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, unlimited-speed roads, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 117 million Free Blusians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Free Blusian economy, worth 1.85 trillion florins 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 led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 15,849 florins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Civic leaders eagerly encourage sinners to spend more time on their knees, the musical cognoscenti insist the national anthem just isn't the same without a double contrabass flute, kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents, and the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Free Blus's national animal is the Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Free Blus is ranked 296,794^th in the world and 329^th in Horizon for Largest Populations, with 117 million capita.