The Federation of Frigolia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Philippe with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.008 billion Frigolians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Domelgad. The average income tax rate is 87.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Frigolian economy, worth 147 trillion Lorms a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 73,377 Lorms, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Future forecasters fearfully discuss grey goo and human obsolescence, the government is engaging in an agricultural trade war with Maxtopia, cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high, and Frigolia's heavy congestion charges are the bane of motorists' lives. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Frigolia's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Agnosticism.

Frigolia is ranked 287,626^th in the world and 351^st in Refugia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -19 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.