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“Once you have their money, you never give it back.”

The Incorporated States of Ferringinar is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Grand Nagus with an iron fist, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.463 billion are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, pro-business individuals juggles the competing demands of Public Transport, Commerce, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Commerce City. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Gambling industry, followed by Information Technology and Soda Sales.

The Holy Office of the Inquisition is the highest court in the land, motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, fur coats have become the latest fashion trend, and the government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. Ferringinar's national animal is the weasel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the latinum.

Ferringinar is ranked 16th in the region and 40,851st in the world for Most Godforsaken.