The Third Republic of DutchFormosa is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Hugo Houtman with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.696 billion Formosans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zeelandia. The average income tax rate is 93.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Formosan economy, worth 151 trillion Guilders a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 89,202 Guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Only adults may purchase violent video games, most of the population has had bad experiences with hoes, the government has adopted a "Lightning Never Strikes Twice" approach to dealing with natural disasters, and in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. DutchFormosa's national animal is the Sika deer, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Protestantism.

DutchFormosa is ranked 167,087^th in the world and 244^th in The Kodiak Republic for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 675.16 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.