The People's Republic of Invernessia is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by The Academy with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, unlimited-speed roads, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.758 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 medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Environment, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ferguson. The average income tax rate is 92.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Invernessian economy, worth a remarkable 3,143 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 358,914 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Invernessia Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, Invernessian watches list strained wrists as a common side effect, foreign nations kill migratory animals at random in the hope that Invernessia will pay them to stop, and reddish-brown is the new black. 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 1,536^th in the world and 30^th in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 4,164.55 pounds of wildlife per square mile.