The Democratic States of Rusty Noble is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its closed borders, public floggings, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, devout population of 1.129 billion Rusty Nobleans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 55.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Rusty Noblean economy, worth 104 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,906 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, wandering Rusty Nobleans are known for their one-track minds, and doctors refer to inner-cities as newbie zones. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rusty Noble's national animal is the beast, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rusty Noble is ranked 74,830^th in the world and 9^th in Organization of Mediterranean States for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,341.21 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.