The Third Republic of DutchFormosa is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President Hugo Houtman with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.812 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 Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zeelandia. The average income tax rate is 98.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Formosan economy, worth 473 trillion Guilders a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 124,261 Guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Teenage TV characters are played by thirty-year-olds by the end of the second season, psychiatrists bizarrely accompany President Hugo Houtman to meetings with foreign heads of state, graffiti graces every city's streets, and brave curators do battle with disorganised government libraries. Crime, especially youth-related, 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 314,833^rd in the world and 430^th in Refugia for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -17.55 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.