The Federal Union of Sjostlin is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 28.482 billion Sjostlans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 32.7%.

The strong Sjostlan economy, worth a remarkable 1,143 trillion saars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 40,146 saars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary. Crime is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Sjostlin's national animal is the mountain lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sjostlin is ranked 255,793^rd in the world and 8^th in Auretania for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 27,018.27 Standard Monetary Units.