The Protectorate of New Solutsk is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, daily referendums, and public floggings. The compassionate population of 911 million New Solutskians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 58.1%.

The strong New Solutskian economy, worth 53.8 trillion Solutsk Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 59,071 Solutsk Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds, athletic teenagers are among the wealthiest members of society, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and the "boy who cried wolf" policy makes sick people reluctant to call an ambulance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Solutsk's national animal is the Solutskian Slugcat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

New Solutsk is ranked 183,814^th in the world and 29^th in The Toastic Assembly for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 62.56 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.