The Imperial Empire of Holstria is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by King Nicholas I with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, hatred of cheese, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 40.636 billion Holstrians 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 Welfare, Environment, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holstinia. The average income tax rate is 80.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The enormous but underdeveloped Holstrian economy, worth a remarkable 1,388 trillion Holst-Marks a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 34,171 Holst-Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, priests are being drafted by the church load, the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism, and the art of conversation has been rediscovered. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Holstria's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Holstria is ranked 231,677^th in the world and 9,278^th in Osiris for Nudest, with 89 cheeks per square mile.