The People's Republic of Invernessia is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Academy with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, infamous sell-swords, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 14.034 billion Invernessians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The relatively small, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Industry, although Environment, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Defense and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ferguson. The average income tax rate is 93.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Invernessian economy, worth a remarkable 6,477 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 461,540 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The voyages of obsolete star-trekking satellites on deliberate escape orbits are only just beginning, the pursuit of wanted criminals ends at the entrance of the pay'n'spray garage as police refuse to enter any private property, theatre audiences often need a telescope to see the stage, and citizens try to pass off bottlecaps they found in their backyards as historical artifacts. Crime is totally unknown. Invernessia's national animal is the Dragon sheep, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Linear Algebra.

Invernessia is ranked 398^th in the world and 6^th in Europe for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 12,802.11 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.