The Federation of Free Flanders is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by John Breydel with an even hand, and remarkable for its burgeoning lion population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 24.474 billion Free Flemings have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Free Bruges. The average income tax rate is 19.5%.

The Free Flemish economy, worth a remarkable 1,022 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 41,781 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Free Flanders has designated Free Bruges as its capital city and John Breydel has just been declared ruler of Free Flanders in an international press conference. Crime is moderate. Free Flanders's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Free Flanders is ranked 114,909^th in the world and 1^st in United opia nations for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.88 on the Bus Surprisal Index.