The Dominion of Forbidden Planet is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Doctor Edward Morbius with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 7.071 billion Forbidden Planetians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Altair Four. The average income tax rate is 25.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Forbidden Planetian economy, worth 764 trillion Universal Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 108,184 Universal Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Religious households enthusiastically use whips in private, those who cut young children are told to cut it out, the country behaves just like a group of independent provinces all stacked up under a trench coat, and the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Forbidden Planet's national animal is the Monster from the Id, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Forbidden Planet is ranked 33,011^th in the world and 4^th in Hollow Point for Highest Food Quality, scoring 55.89 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.