The Coadunate Member State of Ferret Civilization is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by HappyBard with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, rampant corporate plagiarism, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 16.581 billion Salmagundi live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken individuals juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Public Transport. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Haven. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Salmagundi economy, worth a remarkable 7,531 trillion Dations a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 454,230 Dations, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,267,526 per year while the poor average 20,338, a ratio of 160 to 1.

Many whiskies taste suspiciously like automobile radiators, customer satisfaction with online delivery services is at an all time high, Ferret Civilization is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, and patriotic citizens simply tend to applaud rather than sing the nation's praises. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Ferret Civilization's national animal is the Livestock, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Theism.

Ferret Civilization is ranked 129^th in the world and 1^st in Weyard for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring 293 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.