The Republic of Flamekeeper 7 is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The devout population of 6.119 billion Flamekeepers enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 69.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Flamekeeper economy, worth 44.1 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Soda Sales. Average income is 7,207 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Flamekeeper 7's national animal is the abandoned regions, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Flamekeeper 7 is ranked 154,378^th in the world and 3^rd in Amerika for Smartest Citizens, with 29.32 quips per hour.