The Republic of Ferrumetlapis is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Presidential King Saturday with an even hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, infamous sell-swords, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.882 billion Ferrumetlapisians 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 Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Yokohama. The average income tax rate is 72.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ferrumetlapisian economy, worth 422 trillion Lapis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 146,620 Lapis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ratings for sitcom reruns are often much higher than election debates, advertisements read like science journal articles complete with extensive references, a stocking with a crooked seam or a tie without a full Windsor knot are grounds for instant dismissal, and antique comic book collectors are disappointed to hear that their treasures are worth exactly as little as their mothers said they were. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ferrumetlapis's national animal is the White Fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Church.

Ferrumetlapis is ranked 17,528^th in the world and 383^rd in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 91.92 law-abiding acts per hour.