The Federal Republic of The Great New Swiss is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its daily referendums, public floggings, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 630 million Swisses hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berne. The average income tax rate is 72.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Great New Swissian economy, worth 51.8 trillion Swiss Francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is 82,281 Swiss Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, the country routinely whitewashes uncomfortable parts of its history, you're never too young to learn how to lie with confidence, and more sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Great New Swiss's national animal is the Swiss Alpine Duck, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Great New Swiss is ranked 212,672^nd in the world and 909^th in Europe for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -7.48 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.