The Federation of New Rustonia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its national health service, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.158 billion New Rustonians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aran. The average income tax rate is 72.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Rustonian economy, worth 217 trillion Shaws a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,448 Shaws, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

You're never too young to learn how to lie with confidence, Leader's office is running a trade deficit of midnight oil, visiting dignitaries often end up cuddling in the hot tub with Leader, and pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Rustonia's national animal is the Bulldog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Rustonia is ranked 14,017^th in the world and 26^th in Aesica for Most Developed, scoring 88.87 on the Human Development Index.