The Grand Duchy of Dwind is a large, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 129 million Dwindians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 63.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Dwindian economy, worth 2.95 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is 22,880 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, homophobia is off the menu, and exterminators swarm Dwindian homes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dwind's national animal is the beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Dwind is ranked 59,069^th in the world and 13^th in The Collected States of Harvey Hall for Safest, scoring 100.4 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.