The Republic of Fascinating is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its strictly enforced bedtime, pith helmet sales, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 3.731 billion Fascinatingians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 62.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Fascinatingian economy, worth 450 trillion pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 120,741 pesos, with the richest citizens earning 7.7 times as much as the poorest.

The military has forsaken terrestrial warfare, 'I'm Coming Out' has shot to the top of the nation's music charts, televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events, and small shoes often wash up on the beach. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fascinating's national animal is the crocodile, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Fascinating is ranked 21,169^th in the world and 2,129^th in Two for Most Cultured, scoring 91 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.