The Commonwealth of Fihman is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 540 million Fihmanians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 50.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Fihmanian economy, worth 5.35 trillion Rations 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 black market in Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Gambling. 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 9,899 Rations, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Light entertainment shows are light on actual entertainment, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fihman's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Fihman is ranked 160,731^st in the world and 1^st in Cult of Woorth Sectiaistan for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 368.66 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.