The Federal Republic of Propwash is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 18.158 billion Propwashians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Corraine. The average income tax rate is 82.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Propwashian economy, worth a remarkable 2,020 trillion Coles a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 111,246 Coles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rumor has it that Leader has won three lotteries in a row, a third of Propwashians are e-certified CEOs, machine-peeled candied grapes come in individual packaging for the busy commuter, and autocrats are persona non grata. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Propwash's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Propwash is ranked 10,679^th in the world and 173^rd in The East Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 8,111.57 on the Gilded Widget Scale.