| Population | 11.458 billion |
| Capital | Highmark City |
| Leader | President Natalia Kivistö |
| Currency | sovereign |
| Animal | hawk |
The Democratic States of Quintessence of Dust is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Natalia Kivistö with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 11.458 billion Quodites are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The large government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Social Policy, and Defense also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Highmark City. The average income tax rate is 98.9%.
The frighteningly efficient Quintessential economy, worth a remarkable 2,733 trillion sovereigns a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 238,603 sovereigns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Hipster cyclists declare that "metal is dead", toilet paper is considered a non-essential item in the embargo against Brasilistan, vital intelligence-gathering activities are often put on hold for Call of Honor tournaments, and power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky. Crime is totally unknown. Quintessence of Dust's national animal is the hawk, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Quintessence of Dust is ranked 49,035th in the world and 51st in International Democratic Union for Most Valuable International Artwork, with 3.21 Bank.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Quintessence of Dust, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky.
- : Following new legislation in Quintessence of Dust, vital intelligence-gathering activities are often put on hold for Call of Honor tournaments.
- : Following new legislation in Quintessence of Dust, toilet paper is considered a non-essential item in the embargo against Brasilistan.
- : Following new legislation in Quintessence of Dust, hipster cyclists declare that "metal is dead".
- : Following new legislation in Quintessence of Dust, astronauts take one small step for Quintessence of Dust and one giant step backward from confrontation.
- : Following new legislation in Quintessence of Dust, where your food came from is an unknowable mystery.
- : Following new legislation in Quintessence of Dust, sailors spend their shore leave helping old ladies cross the street.
- : Following new legislation in Quintessence of Dust, there's stiff competition in the medical marketplace.
- : Following new legislation in Quintessence of Dust, witnesses have to run a gauntlet of mob enforcers to testify at trials.
- : Following new legislation in Quintessence of Dust, the nightly news reports prosaically on the government blindly throwing money at despotic kidnappers.
