The Allied States of Figlandia is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 738 million Figs enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Healthcare, and Environment are also considered important, while Defense and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bushnell. The average income tax rate is 64.5%.

The all-consuming Figgish economy, worth 75.0 trillion Shabbatzes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 101,665 Shabbatzes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Prison visits increase substantially during election years, census workers struggle to account for the rapidly increasing number of citizens to tabulate, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, and multiple births are a cause of celebration for tax collectors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Figlandia's national animal is the Corkadrew, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Figlandia is ranked 37,890^th in the world and 937^th in the South Pacific for Most Efficient Economies, scoring 96.32 on the Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index.