The Republic of Ireland of Ferneus is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Eamon de Valera with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 4.704 billion Irishes 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dublin. The average income tax rate is 70.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Ferneusian economy, worth 330 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 70,335 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts, Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation, the thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions, and doctors prescribe videos of political debates to patients with insomnia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ferneus's national animal is the red deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Insularism.

Ferneus is ranked 187,992^nd in the world and 67^th in Callista for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,254.38 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.