The Republic of Pushistia is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, complete lack of prisons, and frequent executions. The devout population of 238 million Pushistians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 38.1%.

The Pushistian economy, worth 15.8 trillion Pushistian dinars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 66,313 Pushistian dinars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, police officers often conceal their identities to safeguard against public complaints, the traditional Violetist dish of stuffed sheep's head is served with an intense look of shock upon its face, and male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Pushistia's national animal is the Maine Coon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pushistia is ranked 123,568^th in the world and 1,230^th in the West Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 913.02 on the Gilded Widget Scale.