The Austral Republic of Braustrina is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Henrique Hoffmann with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, aversion to nipples, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.494 billion Braustrinos enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porto da Prata. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 33.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Braustrino economy, worth 412 trillion Quarizoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 118,012 Quarizoes, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Candlelit dinners are less romantic with a flickering LED, flipping a coin to make a decision leads to a referral to Gambling Addiction Services, secret police deal with secret crimes, and the nation has returned to more conventional warfare to slaughter its enemies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Braustrina's national animal is the Carancho, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Braustrina is ranked 198,342^nd in the world and 30^th in South America for Fattest Citizens, with 9.37 Obesity Rate.