The Federal Republic of Ferdmon is a fledgling, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 6 million Ferdmonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 15.4%.

The Ferdmonian economy, worth 327 billion domas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 54,551 domas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Drills and shovels have been banned as the government cracks down on any means of fracking, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ferdmon's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ferdmon is ranked 239,546^th in the world and 9^th in Biberland for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.