The Federation of BLUESTEL is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.431 billion BLUESTELians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Industry, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 31.2%.

The powerhouse BLUESTELian economy, worth 268 trillion guilders 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 large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. 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 an impressive 110,552 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists are researching the best way to kill off humanity to prevent catastrophic war, drill sergeants yell in the ears of bespectacled nerds in cybermilitary "reboot camps", the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, and workers' complaints never reach central planning. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. BLUESTEL's national animal is the GREED, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

BLUESTEL is ranked 44,429^th in the world and 2,631^st in Osiris for Most Patriotic, with 36.06 flags saluted per person per day.