The Lucky and Magnificent SFR of Taustria is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, rampant corporate plagiarism, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.147 billion sentient human beings love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Narwhal. The average income tax rate is 93.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Taustrian economy, worth 629 trillion T£s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 200,051 T£s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Many politicians are in rehab for minor drug offenses, mollycoddled youths run the country, awkward tourists are offered the 'unique experience' of rodeo clown, and sales of trenchcoats are on the rise. Crime is totally unknown. Taustria's national animal is the pyromaniac, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Taustria is ranked 165,197^th in the world and 174^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 658.52 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.