The Republic of Furbish Islands is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Prime Minister Thomas Norup with an even hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, flagrant waste-dumping, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.425 billion Furbishmen are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. 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 1,297 trillion Furbish dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 239,175 Furbish dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 789,514 per year while the poor average 54,207, a ratio of 14.6 to 1.

Polling place volunteers are suddenly opening a huge number of offshore bank accounts, the Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy, anti-government web sites are springing up, and people believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Furbish Islands's national animal is the Furbish jungle cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Furbish Islands is ranked 34,604^th in the world and 62^nd in Federation of Conservative Nations for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 3,584.41 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.