The Democratic States of Freedenea is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by President Alexander Ross with an iron fist, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, national health service, and strictly enforced bedtime. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 29.532 billion Freedeneans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while Administration and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hian. Income tax is unheard of.

The enormous but inefficient Freedenean economy, worth a remarkable 7,376 trillion jias 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 large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, 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 an amazing 249,766 jias, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 712,046 per year while the poor average 69,862, a ratio of 10.2 to 1.

Exceptionally talented workers are praised more than Revolutionary heroes, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, scientists take credit every time it rains in Osakaland, and the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Freedenea's national animal is the black bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Freedenea is ranked 792^nd in the world and 2^nd in Osakaland for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 375.85 on the Bus Surprisal Index.