The Commonwealth of Felpolandia is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Felps with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 18.891 billion Felpolandians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Felpolandia City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Felpolandian economy, worth a remarkable 6,079 trillion Quicksilvers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 321,844 Quicksilvers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The wheel has been patented by at least a hundred people, children crying over dropped ice creams are offered high doses of experimental antidepressants, bars are packed at all hours, and crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters. Crime is totally unknown. Felpolandia's national animal is the Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is state atheism.

Felpolandia is ranked 1,196^th in the world and 53^rd in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 165.05 law-abiding acts per hour.