The Republic of Influen is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 8.27 billion Influenians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 41.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Influenian economy, worth 83.8 trillion scarabs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 10,136 scarabs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, surveillance cameras are banned, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and glamping Influenians won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Influen's national animal is the scarab, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Influen is ranked 283,713^th in the world and 1^st in Veysail for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 316.94 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.