The Empire of Schnugglistan is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Olaf von der Leyen the 2st with a fair hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.389 billion Schnugglistanians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government is primarily concerned with Education, with Welfare, Administration, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of London Euston Station. The average income tax rate is 45.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Schnugglistanian economy, worth 315 trillion Pronouns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 71,856 Pronouns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government pours millions of Pronouns into rehabilitation programs annually, at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Olaf von der Leyen the 2st's wardrobe, Olaf von der Leyen the 2st has just been declared ruler of Schnugglistan in an international press conference, and § 104 Nr 2 BGB has been named as Schnugglistan's national religion. Crime is totally unknown. Schnugglistan's national animal is the Seal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is § 104 Nr 2 BGB.

Schnugglistan is ranked 128,782^nd in the world and 1^st in Communist Cartel for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 859.1 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.