The Holy Celestial Empire of Forekania is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Friedrich IX with a fair hand, and remarkable for its closed borders, zero percent divorce rate, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 8.559 billion Forekanians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cloverburg. The average income tax rate is 40.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Forekanian economy, worth 339 trillion leaves a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,644 leaves, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship, foreign musicians that Emperor Friedrich IX dislikes are turned away at the border, the government is well known for declaring war on other countries for suspected slights, and shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Forekania's national animal is the clover eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Forekanian Folkloric Religion.

Forekania is ranked 235,180^th in the world and 2^nd in Tulipania for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -6.32 on the Clooney Contribution Index.