The Republic of Furbish Islands is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister Thomas Norup with a fair hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, pith helmet sales, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 8.536 billion Furbishmen hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Administration, although Healthcare, Industry, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Furby City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Furbish economy, worth a remarkable 2,212 trillion Furbish dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 259,203 Furbish dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, the dwindling faithful in the nation make expensive pilgrimages to the remaining places of worship, cricket farmers use magnifying glasses to fit every member of their herd with tiny tracking tags, and angry citizens complain that there isn't enough geographical diversity on the new banknotes. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Furbish Islands's national animal is the Furbish jungle cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Church of Furby Island.

Furbish Islands is ranked 201,084^th in the world and 27^th in The Redlands for Most Authoritarian, with 115.97 milliStalins.