The Golden Island Republics of Rust Islands is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Ku'Low with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and feral children. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 7.615 billion Islanders hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rostig Stag. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Rustic economy, worth 672 trillion Stora Pengars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,329 Stora Pengars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm, people often feel unbalanced by their daily commute, nude art is becoming wildly popular, and human pie shops continue to receive shipments of meat from Spleeny Rodd's. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rust Islands's national animal is the Tri-Color Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Rust Islands is ranked 13,366^th in the world and 2^nd in OrangeJuice for Most Cultured, scoring 100 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.