The Holy Empire of -blastaway- is a huge, safe nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, parental licensing program, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 878 million -blastaways enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of chamber. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The strong -blastaway-ian economy, worth 64.1 trillion eris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Gambling. Average income is 73,005 eris, with the richest citizens earning 9.2 times as much as the poorest.

Skateparks can be found in every city, teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art, voting for pro-Bigtopian candidates is voluntary, and crooks and people with too many kids are being kicked out of the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. -blastaway-'s national animal is the raccoon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-blastaway- is ranked 164,841^st in the world and 22^nd in The Order of Corinth for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,393.77 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.