The People's Republic of Fandig is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by General Secretary Ohute with an even hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 6.664 billion Fandigians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Omega. The average income tax rate is 71.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Fandigian economy, worth 208 trillion Fans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 31,248 Fans, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

General Secretary Ohute has just been declared ruler of Fandig in an international press conference, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, and the nation's ambassadors often conduct their business in jail cells. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fandig's national animal is the Condor.

Fandig is ranked 297,632^nd in the world and 12^th in Aetheria for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -11.96 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.