The Empire of Fengate is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor David I with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 33.966 billion Fengateans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Environment, although Education is also considered important, while Social Policy and Administration are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fengate City. The average income tax rate is 57.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Fengatean economy, worth a remarkable 4,818 trillion fens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 141,852 fens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, arbitrary election rules are considered sacrosanct, every week is blindness awareness week, and straitjackets are a common religious garb. Crime is totally unknown. Fengate's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Fengate is ranked 146,084^th in the world and 8,517^th in The North Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 19.6 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.