The Dictatorship of Federik is a fledgling, orderly nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical population of 5 million Federikians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 30.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Federikian economy, worth 237 billion Euros a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. Average income is 47,530 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Children who can't memorize their multiplication tables are sent to the mines, the prisoners of Azkatraz have a new emperor, a valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales', and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Federik's national animal is the Dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Federik is ranked 143,950^th in the world and 82^nd in UEPU Federal Republic for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 76.81 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.