The Dominion of Forbidden Planet is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Doctor Edward Morbius with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 12.181 billion Forbidden Planetians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Altair Four. The average income tax rate is 26.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Forbidden Planetian economy, worth a remarkable 1,346 trillion Universal Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 110,580 Universal Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The country routinely whitewashes uncomfortable parts of its history, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized, and the nation is relieved that all of the recent madness has finally come to an end. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Forbidden Planet's national animal is the Monster from the Id, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Forbidden Planet is ranked 35,349^th in the world and 7^th in Hollow Point for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 228.62 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.