The Dominion of The Coastal Syndicate is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Shinji Nwachukwu with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 5.13 billion Gaussians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hansbourg. The average income tax rate is 66.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Gaussian economy, worth 355 trillion Bits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Soda Sales. Average income is 69,301 Bits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students, invasive species are hunted by the gendarmerie, barbers who trim a few inches of hair bill the government for their labor, and children's TV shows are having a gay old time. Crime is totally unknown. The Coastal Syndicate's national animal is the Cuttlefish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The Coastal Syndicate is ranked 233,617^th in the world and 8,694^th in Osiris for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -4.69 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.