The Republic of Fridslandia is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, devout population of 411 million Fridslandians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Fridslandian economy, worth 6.32 trillion Dong a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 15,375 Dong, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's green cities are indeed concrete jungles, artists are pillars of society, the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', and farting etiquette is taught in schools. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fridslandia's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Fridslandia is ranked 184,080^th in the world and 896^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 553.52 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.