The Empire of Schweiz-Osterreich is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 227 million Schweiz-Österreichers are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 44.6%.

The powerhouse schweiz-österreichisch economy, worth 23.5 trillion Schillings a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 103,531 Schillings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Most voters only see their chosen representative visit once every election cycle, listless juries are assembled for the simplest of court cases, major cities run on potato batteries, and government crews work tirelessly to retake the suburbs from organized packs of raccoons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Schweiz-Osterreich's national animal is the Bärtierchen, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Schweiz-Osterreich is ranked 287,992^nd in the world and 95^th in Nordic Lands for Largest Populations, with 227 million capita.