The International Movement of The Red Cross is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Hermann Vick with an even hand, and remarkable for its enslaved workforce, national health service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.509 billion Swiss have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Geneva. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Swiss economy, worth a remarkable 1,555 trillion Francs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 282,271 Francs, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,479,934 per year while the poor average 28,835, a ratio of 51.3 to 1.

The tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, gardeners must genetically test weeds for unique traits before digging them up, arts classes now teach children how to sketch the perfect sine curve, and government reports are now used to teach toddlers to read. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Red Cross's national animal is the Cow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

The Red Cross is ranked 309,205^th in the world and 33^rd in Capitalist Paradise for Nicest Citizens, with 0.72 average smiles per day.