The Fantastic Field Marshal of Ever-Wandering Souls is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its smutty television, frequent executions, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 11.881 billion Survivors 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sanctuary. The average income tax rate is 82.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming a Survivor economy, worth a remarkable 1,360 trillion Tales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 114,551 Tales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Feuilletons can only be deciphered with a Galliennais dictionary, teenagers performing appendectomies on their friends has become a popular schoolyard prank, pet loving officers arrest citizens who don't give their dogs enough biscuits, and terrorist videos start by thanking their sponsors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ever-Wandering Souls's national animal is the Mongrel, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ever-Wandering Souls is ranked 9,549^th in the world and 26^th in The Black Hawks for Highest Economic Output, with 1,360 trillion Standard Monetary Units.