The Kingdom of Le Free Republic is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Capsaicin with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, sprawling nuclear power plants, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 6.577 billion Cookieses are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scovilla. The average income tax rate is 62.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Le Free Republician economy, worth 837 trillion Hot Hits a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 127,326 Hot Hits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Only the richest get to see out of their windows, heavy industry grinds to a halt as new equipment must be biked in, economists claim no news is good news, and the government terminates employment with extreme prejudice. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Le Free Republic's national animal is the Platypus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is The Spice.

Le Free Republic is ranked 179,569^th in the world and 3,936^th in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 50.74 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.