The Free Land of Fiparatus is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Otto Von Skorzeny with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, public floggings, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.007 billion Fiparatusians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Execopolis. The average income tax rate is 81.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Fiparatusian economy, worth 614 trillion marxes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 122,824 marxes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Otto Von Skorzeny's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week, imitation is the sincerest form of felony, it is illegal to have the wrong clock time showing on your microwave oven, and estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fiparatus's national animal is the desert fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Religious Liberty.

Fiparatus is ranked 252,043^rd in the world and 251^st in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 22,231.3 Standard Monetary Units.