The Revolutionary Republic of Fiadostan is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its deadly medical pandemics, pith helmet sales, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 12.744 billion Fians 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 minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hoder. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Fian economy, worth a remarkable 2,792 trillion Fian Valutas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 219,099 Fian Valutas, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,514,230 per year while the poor average 11,191, a ratio of 135 to 1.

Newborn babies can only be discharged from maternity wards during daylight hours, claims adjusters are uselessly vague, mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas, and there's nothing special about Leader. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Fiadostan's national animal is the Dinarides Horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Fiadostan is ranked 293,667^th in the world and 21^st in Anubis for Lowest Crime Rates, with 3.29 law-abiding acts per hour.