The Kingdom of Great Funabashi is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 276 million Funabashians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Minatocho Second Street. The average income tax rate is 70.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Funabashian economy, worth 26.8 trillion Yen 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 a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 97,148 Yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery, arbitration is mightier than the sword, Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping, and RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Great Funabashi's national animal is the Clams, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Great Funabashi is ranked 37,256^th in the world and 1,199^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 5,498.48 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.