The Republic of Pushistia is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, irreverence towards religion, and compulsory gun ownership. The quiet, industrious population of 226 million Pushistians 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 Administration, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 37.6%.

The Pushistian economy, worth 14.7 trillion Pushistian dinars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 64,853 Pushistian dinars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's once beautiful countryside has turned brown as farmers spray potent pesticides, the transition from trojan horses to regular old horses is on track, the nation's water should not be ingested while operating heavy machinery, and one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Pushistia's national animal is the Maine Coon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pushistia is ranked 70,019^th in the world and 713^th in the West Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 25.81 kickbacks per hour.