The Federation of Natsuki State is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Natsuki with a fair hand, and remarkable for its conspicuous electricity pylons, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.729 billion Natsuki Stateans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tokyo. The average income tax rate is 99.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Natsuki Statean economy, worth a remarkable 1,434 trillion German Marks 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 led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 185,632 German Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation faces constant invasions by foreign boy bands, the thrash metal version of the national anthem is topping charts, bus ads propagandize causes ranging from sexual revolution to religious pogroms, and public intoxication has decreased ever since fraternities were banned. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Natsuki State's national animal is the squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Natsuki State is ranked 329,094^th in the world and 107^th in Conch Kingdom for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -17.96 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.