The Flousech Republic of Skullsbrough is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Friedrich Muller with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, rampant corporate plagiarism, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 5.887 billion Floueches are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government is effectively ruled by the Department of Education, with Administration, Environment, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vëlvetel. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.9%.

The very strong Foluech economy, worth 465 trillion Assignats a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 79,018 Assignats, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", NationStates is now a popular brand of laxatives despite Max Barry's protests, pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, and manual labourers must be willing to have cybernetic limbs to get a job. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Skullsbrough's national animal is the Ratworm, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Cult of Reason.

Skullsbrough is ranked 160,083^rd in the world and 110^th in Corsair for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,813.45 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.