The Conservative Liberals of Fashie is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Erik with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate population of 23.587 billion Fashieans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Newton. The average income tax rate is 91.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Fashiean economy, worth a remarkable 3,445 trillion Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 146,058 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit, unshaven men are viewed with suspicion in courts of law, Fashiean watches are often the only thing to survive a disaster intact, and vast amounts of energy are expended moving water to hilltop lakes. Crime is totally unknown. Fashie's national animal is the Cardinal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Fashie is ranked 263,699^th in the world and 5^th in Chisholm ELPCRRRR Revised for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -6.63 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.