The Absolute Monarchy of Formendia is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Karl XVII with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 7.264 billion Formendians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berghamn. The average income tax rate is 63.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Formendian economy, worth 662 trillion Formedian Kronor a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 91,185 Formedian Kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People who have never eaten chicken are told it tastes a bit like crocodile, dozens of additional foreign policy specialists have been sent to the country's WA Mission, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, and a life spent suffering in silence is considered noble. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Formendia's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Christianity.

Formendia is ranked 35,894^th in the world and 260^th in Europeia for Highest Poor Incomes, with 68,099.44 Standard Monetary Units.