The Democratic Republic of Foradini is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 149 million Foradinians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 66.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Foradinian economy, worth 9.21 trillion romanettoes a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Automobile Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 61,823 romanettoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens insist that there's no law against standing downwind when marijuana crops are burned off, Formula One cars in Foradini boast 56 miles per gallon, weekends are spent tilting at windmills, and hordes of unemployed lumberjacks have resorted to cutting down utility poles to satisfy their cravings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Foradini's national animal is the goose, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Foradini is ranked 222,260^th in the world and 1,128^th in Europeia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.01 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.