The Allied Nations of The chrisman union is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by President Christian Veldt with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, daily referendums, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 11.537 billion chrisman unionians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The tiny, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Teronique. The average income tax rate is 6.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming chrisman unionian economy, worth a remarkable 2,156 trillion cheeseloafs a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 186,909 cheeseloafs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Skateparks can be found in every city, the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, and the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists. Crime is totally unknown. The chrisman union's national animal is the Red Kite, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Moonistic.

The chrisman union is ranked 1,273^rd in the world and 55^th in Lazarus for Nicest Citizens, with 83.31 average smiles per day.