The Paarse Oliecrisis of Ad Melkert is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.368 billion sociaaldemocraten in hart en nieren enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rijnhalcomplex Nijmegen. The average income tax rate is 49.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse sociaaldemocratisch in hart en nieren economy, worth 255 trillion Kwartjes van Koks a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,787 Kwartjes van Koks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader's peyote-induced "let's all just be friends" speech is trending world-wide, you need two tenors and a coloratura contralto to sing the national anthem properly, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, and it's often raining men (hallelujah) in Rijnhalcomplex Nijmegen. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ad Melkert's national animal is the Den Uyl, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ad Melkert is ranked 273,698^th in the world and 212^th in Nederland for Most Patriotic, with 0.67 flags saluted per person per day.