The Constitutional monarchy of Frestov is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Dolder Fonderman with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, flagrant waste-dumping, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.383 billion Frestovians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Afridale. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Frestovian economy, worth 200 trillion Solaris dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 144,741 Solaris dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 419,185 per year while the poor average 39,605, a ratio of 10.6 to 1.

Police aim to defeat hatred with love with their "hugs-for-thugs" program, under love's heavy burden Dolder Fonderman sinks lower in the political right's esteem, foreign powers often deal with problems that Frestov can't handle, and for 25 Solaris dollars tourists can gawk at the site of national tragedy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Frestov's national animal is the Griffin, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Frestov is ranked 193,671^st in the world and 2,901^st in The North Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 9.45 Obesity Rate.