The Principality of Waldkirch is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 9.584 billion Waldkircheans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 81.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Waldkirchian economy, worth a remarkable 1,112 trillion Hours 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 Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 116,110 Hours, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been reported, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park, lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, and Waldkirchian husbands are dead good at fathering kids. Crime is totally unknown. Waldkirch's national animal is the Hund, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Waldkirch is ranked 128,133^rd in the world and 3^rd in Funuzzle for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.91 law-abiding acts per hour.