The Republic of Chusque is a mid-sized, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, free-roaming dinosaurs, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 99 million Chusqueas are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 58.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Chusquean economy, worth 6.57 trillion Baocoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 66,394 Baocoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, the blood, sweat, and tears of poor Chusqueas make research institutes rich, court verdicts are predictable to within a hundredth of a percentage point, and twins move across the country to avoid being accused of the other's crimes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chusque's national animal is the Grey Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Chusque is ranked 185,972^nd in the world and 24^th in Flanelistan for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -2 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.