The Free Land of Flowers 57 is a colossal, genial nation, renowned for its ritual sacrifices, parental licensing program, and frequent executions. The democratic population of 7.09 billion Flowers 57ians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 24.1%.

The strong Flowers 57ian economy, worth 359 trillion Sunshines a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,741 Sunshines, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, foreign countries consider stepping on their grass to be a serious offense, the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, and the police have taken to prying guns out of the cold fingers of Flowers 57ians. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Flowers 57's national animal is the Honey bee, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Flowers 57 is ranked 70,236^th in the world and 12^th in Flowers for Most Beautiful Environments, with 613.76 pounds of wildlife per square mile.