The Helvetic Lands of Alpine Democracy is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 17.306 billion Switzerlanders 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 18.4%.

The very strong Swiss economy, worth a remarkable 1,325 trillion Francs a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 76,618 Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Eating kids as food has been enshrined in law, delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers, the nation's biggest export is stupidity, and signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alpine Democracy's national animal is the European Polecat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alpine Democracy is ranked 150,989^th in the world and 8^th in Reality for Largest Governments, scoring 13.04 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.