The Republic of Freude is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its daily referendums, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 18 million Freudeans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, although Education, Healthcare, and International Aid are also considered important, while Defense receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The imploded Freudean economy, worth 114 billion Courjitziens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 6,372 Courjitziens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept, military strategists are questioning the wisdom of subsidizing the economies of sworn enemies, popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs, and children must be board certified to append "Jr" to their name. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Freude's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Freude is ranked 283,257^th in the world and 208^th in Refugia for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 431 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.