The Democratic States of Holstreg is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 128 million Holstregians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 28.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Holstregian economy, worth 5.54 trillion Blodmons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,312 Blodmons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The tightness of border controls in Holstreg leave a little to be desired, corporate executives continue to enjoy generous tax benefits while the public is taxed to the hilt, behind every local dictator is a Holstregian advisor whispering in their ear, and everybody's got wood thanks to Leader. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Holstreg's national animal is the Snow Leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Holstreg is ranked 147,988^th in the world and 388^th in Concord for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 599.42 on the Gilded Widget Scale.