FORMAL
adj.
1.
1. Relating to or involving outward form or structure.
2. Being or relating to essential form or constitution: a formal principle.
2.
1. Following or being in accord with accepted forms, conventions, or regulations: had little formal education; went to a formal party.
2. Executed, carried out, or done in proper or regular form: a formal reprimand; a formal document.
3.
1. Characterized by strict or meticulous observation of forms; methodical: very formal in their business transactions.
2. Stiffly ceremonious: a formal manner; a formal greeting; a formal bow to the monarch.
4. Having the outward appearance but lacking in substance: a formal requirement that is usually ignored.
n.
Something, such as a gown or social affair, that is formal in nature.
[Middle English, from Latin frmlis, from frma, shape.]
I tend to think that EVERYTHING that is done concerning this country is done formally.