The Federal Republic of Federation Of Spiezel is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Joesph-Curtis with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed population of 1.097 billion Spiezels are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rhine Hart. The average income tax rate is 56.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Federation Of Spiezelian economy, worth 53.4 trillion Yukos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,642 Yukos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The derisively named "Morlocks of Moria" futilely demand time in the sun, legal contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on, prisoners pray grey skies are gonna clear up, and organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Federation Of Spiezel's national animal is the CrawFish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Federation Of Spiezel is ranked 270,263^rd in the world and 9,914^th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 57 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.