The Isolated Forestland of Debussy is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Claude with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, ban on automobiles, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.226 billion Impressionists have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paris. The average income tax rate is 76.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Debussyian economy, worth 92.4 trillion M and Ms a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 75,390 M and Ms, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Anyone who sneezes at border crossings is turned away, shady doctors seem to have impeccable records, corporate lobbying has been outlawed, and children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Debussy's national animal is the Moose, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Debussy is ranked 100,906^th in the world and 4,563^rd in Lazarus for Largest Black Market, with 120 billion Standard Monetary Units.