The Empire of Howling Frostfire is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 128 million Howling Frostfireans 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 large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 59.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Howling Frostfirean economy, worth 2.44 trillion fangs 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 Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 19,097 fangs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime, polygamy is legal, excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside, and children's daycare starts at the crack of dawn. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Howling Frostfire's national animal is the tundra wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Howling Frostfire is ranked 242,970^th in the world and 224^th in Refugia for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -6.63 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.