The Republic of Fontesia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Kantel with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 7.813 billion Fontesians 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, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Palusia. The average income tax rate is 53.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Fontesian economy, worth 945 trillion Fontesia Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 121,070 Fontesia Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Printing out government documents requires the approval of at least three admins, living well is no longer the best kind of revenge, creating dance remixes is the newest form of conspicuous consumption, and the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air. Crime is totally unknown. Fontesia's national animal is the Fontesian Alligator, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Fontesia is ranked 279,410^th in the world and 4,929^th in The East Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -333.56 on the Scary Big Number Scale.