The Federal Republic of Mushuland is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 56 million Mushulandians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 53.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Mushulandian economy, worth 1.19 trillion wiskers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 21,335 wiskers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, gambling is outlawed, meat-eating is frowned upon, and the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mushuland's national animal is the Cat.

Mushuland is ranked 189,682^nd in the world and 171^st in The Union of Democratic States for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 163.49 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.