The Empire of Fotshar is a huge, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 381 million Fotsharians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 15.5%.

The strong Fotsharian economy, worth 19.6 trillion Rustias a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 51,410 Rustias, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, organ donation is compulsory, and the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry. Crime is moderate. Fotshar's national animal is the Dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Fotshar is ranked 20,841^st in the world and 423^rd in the South Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5,178.54 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.