The Constitutional Monarchy of Qwertyum is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by CL Sholes with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, complete lack of prisons, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.528 billion Qwertyans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 72.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Qwertish economy, worth 705 trillion Trewqs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,750 Trewqs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

More than one company makes the board game Monopoly, criminal rehabilitation takes place in re-education centers, Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity, and the entire entry for Qwertyum in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Qwertyum's national animal is the tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Qwertyum is ranked 75,286^th in the world and 429^th in 10000 Islands for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,473.27 on the Gilded Widget Scale.