The Democratic Republic of Croshov Union is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Patrick Hynes with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, aversion to nipples, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 7.745 billion Croshovians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Murdock. The average income tax rate is 66.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Croshov Unionian economy, worth a remarkable 1,008 trillion Marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 130,214 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Ticket touts are blamed for the downfall of communism, all citizens must pass a 'multicultural sensitivity test' to be deemed fit for society, the judicial system legislates morality, and office thieves tell their employers kleptomania is a pregnancy symptom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Croshov Union's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Croshov Union is ranked 230,696^th in the world and 8,726^th in Balder for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -5.83 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.