The Flush Reich of Crumstain is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Prime Minister Eagle Cockchafer with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 26.23 billion Crumstainians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crumstainia. The average income tax rate is 96.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Crumstainian economy, worth a remarkable 2,891 trillion NorBucks a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 110,246 NorBucks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Classes at Crumstainia University get canceled on Brancaland's Independence Day, national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, the atmosphere in Crumstainian boardrooms is turning more gay, and the national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crumstain's national animal is the Northern Steed, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Malkbaconne.

Crumstain is ranked 290,984^th in the world and 22^nd in International Northwestern Union for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -34.53 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.