The Loving Couple of -For The Future is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by King with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, free-roaming dinosaurs, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 7.448 billion -For The Futureans 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Market. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 54.7%.

The frighteningly efficient -For The Futurean economy, worth 726 trillion snails a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 97,604 snails, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.

Sweet-toothed -For The Futureans have been left penniless by the VAT on candy, jumping in puddles after rainstorms has become an indoor activity, new laws are ignored if they don't have a tabloid-style headline, and the immigration system seems to favor young unmarried women. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. -For The Future's national animal is the owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Cards.

-For The Future is ranked 82,408^th in the world and 43^rd in Countries of the World for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 54.71 Effective Tax Rate.