The Federal Republic of Animal Country is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Charles David Raymond with an even hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 5.1 billion Animaleses are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Animal City. The average income tax rate is 57.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Animal Countryian economy, worth 276 trillion D$s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 54,229 D$s, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Fixing attendance at women's matches is a matter of "when they go low, we go high... funding", invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes, and Charles David Raymond's new office is 6 by 8 feet with steel walls and a barred door. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Animal Country's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Animal Country is ranked 229,670^th in the world and 8,600^th in Osiris for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 22,938.89 Standard Monetary Units.