The Jingoistic States of Pound Sand is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 2.687 billion Pound Sandians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 40.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Pound Sandian economy, worth 67.4 trillion Pounds 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, fairly diversified black market in Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Pizza Delivery, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. 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 25,094 Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pound Sand's national animal is the Sand Mouse.

Pound Sand is ranked 88,773^rd in the world and 110^th in Suspicious for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,630.64 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.