The Commonwealth of Fort Handel is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.267 billion Fort Handelians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 25.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Fort Handelian economy, worth 119 trillion Czapkas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,546 Czapkas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military spending is on the increase, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, the death penalty has been reintroduced, and Leader's new door-knocking campaign has the sweet taste of success. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fort Handel's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Fort Handel is ranked 160,219^th in the world and 445^th in Concord for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 475.05 on the Gilded Widget Scale.