The Loving Couple of For-The-Future- is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Pilot Eda with an even hand, and notable for its fear of technology, pith helmet sales, and compulsory vegetarianism. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 7.329 billion For-The-Future-ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Owl House. The average income tax rate is 69.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient For-The-Future-ian economy, worth 641 trillion snails a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,500 snails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept, tourists are kicked out if they express interest in their national sport, the population's jaw muscles put sharks to shame, and children's books regularly feature formerly distressed damsels suing their princes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. For-The-Future-'s national animal is the owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Cards.

For-The-Future- is ranked 224,223^rd in the world and 6^th in RAILGUN for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 43.54 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.