The Republic of Ferruginous is a colossal, pleasant nation, notable for its suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 3.083 billion Ferruginousians 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 Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 17.2%.

The Ferruginousian economy, worth 144 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,025 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

People are careful to avoid hyperbolising that they'd "rather die" than support Leader, a major religion has been named as Ferruginous's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Ferruginous in an international press conference, and Ferruginous has designated Ferruginous City as its capital city. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ferruginous's national animal is the shoop.

Ferruginous is ranked 155,428^th in the world and 1^st in Chalcopyrite for Safest, scoring 59.64 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.