The Republic of Farders is a titanic, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and hatred of cheese. The cynical population of 13.758 billion Fardersians 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 medium-sized, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 35.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Fardersian economy, worth 245 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 17,824 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Seats at the back of the bus are reserved for homosexuals, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Farders's national animal is the falcon.

Farders is ranked 136,238^th in the world and 9^th in The DankLeft Commune for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 35.19 Effective Tax Rate.