The Smurf Village of Papa Smurf- is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 28.836 billion Smurfs enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 80.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant a Smurf economy, worth 301 trillion Team Works a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is 10,447 Team Works, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military spending is on the increase, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Papa Smurf-'s national animal is the Puppy, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Papa Smurf- is ranked 179,142^nd in the world and 1^st in The Communist Beach for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 54.29 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.