The Republic of Fortunen is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by PM Curt Shoemaker with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate population of 1.811 billion Fortunians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fortura. The average income tax rate is 67.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Fortunian economy, worth 159 trillion Fortunian Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,283 Fortunian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The army spends more time producing 'romantic videos' than actually training soldiers, the entire entry for Fortunen in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', kindergarten teachers with ankle-bracelets are closely supervised by their parole officers, and treason is relative. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fortunen's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secular.

Fortunen is ranked 45,632^nd in the world and 11^th in THE W0RLD for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 194.3 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.