The Republic of Pushistia is a huge, genial nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, state-planned economy, and restrictive gun laws. The cynical, devout population of 213 million Pushistians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 37.1%.

The Pushistian economy, worth 13.3 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, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. 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 62,334 Pushistian dinars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

The state auctions off combat drones to fund war reparations, the optimally efficient parking strategy for business commuters is referred to as the "traveling salesman problem", invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, and old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime. 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 191,843^rd in the world and 2,404^th in the West Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -1.41 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.