The Eternal Democratic Republic of Blustan is a titanic, cultured nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 19.802 billion Blustani 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 large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Plateau of Blustan. The average income tax rate is 76.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Blustanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,257 trillion Suns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 114,014 Suns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Freedom is never freely given — only when the alternative is too expensive, news headlines suggest that Leader has a sideline in guinea pig pimping, the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand, and bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins. Crime is totally unknown. Blustan's national animal is the Snow Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Blustan is ranked 5,032^nd in the world and 268^th in Balder for Nicest Citizens, with 45.05 average smiles per day.