The Forbidden Magic of Witchtober is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Astrid Weisberg with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 12.529 billion Witchtoberians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Salem. The average income tax rate is 50.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Witchtoberian economy, worth a remarkable 1,144 trillion gum balls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 91,318 gum balls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

When their backs are against the walls Witchtoberians look out for gay men, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, practising saying 'how now brown cow' is an essential part of holiday planning, and there are no more heroes any more. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Witchtober's national animal is the owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Violetism.

Witchtober is ranked 18,518^th in the world and 1^st in Witch for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 55.14 on the Kitten Softness Rating.