The Dictatorial States of Fairmount is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Peter with an iron fist, and notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, anti-smoking policies, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 15.755 billion Fairmountians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Illmoor. The average income tax rate is 94.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Fairmountian economy, worth a remarkable 3,060 trillion Lors a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 194,236 Lors, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's streets have become a winter wonderland of salt and sand, the new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit, exterminator companies deploy nerve gas in turf wars, and every noble family has a 'personal file' on record courtesy of the central intelligence service. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fairmount's national animal is the Black Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Fairmount is ranked 84,434^th in the world and 54^th in Commonwealth of Liberty for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,575.74 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.