The Ash Pit of Fortitudinem is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Charlie Soulfire with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 27.994 billion weavers 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 medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Spirituality, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bleeding Sun. The average income tax rate is 73.6%.

The frighteningly efficient woven economy, worth a remarkable 4,379 trillion Spools a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 156,452 Spools, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Fortitudinem's army is full of two-metre tall super-soldiers, Maxtopians are both starving and giddy after the woven military unleashed its biological weapons, games of cops and robbers typically end in at least one fatal shooting, and randomly bombing neighboring countries has become the new national sport. Crime is totally unknown. Fortitudinem's national animal is the Blood Spider, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is A Web Stained Scarlet.

Fortitudinem is ranked 45,798^th in the world and 1^st in The Great Wonderland for Rudest Citizens, with 87.98 insults per minute.