The Federal People's Republic of Refugeeria is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Supreme Executive Council President with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, cheerful population of 5.871 billion Refugeerians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Refugeeriville. The average income tax rate is 50.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Refugeerian economy, worth a remarkable 1,630 trillion Refugios 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. 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 an amazing 277,781 Refugios, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The prisoners of Azkatraz have a new emperor, motorcycle riders are required to wear so much gear they've been nicknamed "Stay Pufts", lifelong celibates are surprised to receive government-issue condoms in the post, and senior executives have become freelance basket-weavers in search of less stress and better work-life balance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Refugeeria's national animal is the chicken, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Refugeerianism.

Refugeeria is ranked 5,400^th in the world and 12^th in Chicken overlords for Most Cultured, scoring 152 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.