The Grand Duchy of Forstuline is a small, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, flagrant waste-dumping, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 45 million Forstuliners 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 Defense, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 10.3%.

The very strong Forstulinean economy, worth 3.38 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 75,126 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Leader spends weekends doing the laundry of foreign leaders, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, sailors spend their shore leave helping old ladies cross the street, and pregnant hitchhikers with signs requesting rides to "competent care" are a common sight on Forstulinean roads. Crime is totally unknown. Forstuline's national animal is the Scarlet Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Forstuline is ranked 77,950^th in the world and 199^th in Concord for Highest Food Quality, scoring 27.31 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.