The Third Republic of DutchFormosa is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Hugo Houtman with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.634 billion Formosans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zeelandia. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Formosan economy, worth 277 trillion Guilders a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 105,191 Guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Snitches get riches, former arsonists can be found on local fire brigades, it is illegal to have the wrong clock time showing on your microwave oven, and lovesick people are told 'it's not them, it's you'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. DutchFormosa's national animal is the Sika deer, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Protestantism.

DutchFormosa is ranked 39,826^th in the world and 112^th in Refugia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 178.47 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.