The Fantastic Nation of -4- is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Number 4 with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 30.22 billion -4-ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Law & Order, although Spirituality, Social Policy, and Welfare are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fourtown. The average income tax rate is 62.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The enormous but inefficient -4-ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,044 trillion Dollars a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 34,557 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, the police force is on a recruitment drive, and Number 4 has just been declared ruler of -4- in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -4-'s national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Holy 4.

-4- is ranked 196,004^th in the world and 2^nd in Orion for Fattest Citizens, with 9.41 Obesity Rate.