The Always Changing Shapes of Feux is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Debussy with an iron fist, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, compulsory vegetarianism, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 17.35 billion Comrades 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 medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Adytus. The average income tax rate is 99.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Feuxian economy, worth a remarkable 9,124 trillion Francoes 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. 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 a breathtaking 525,908 Francoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The intelligence community is playing 4-D chess with an imaginary spy network, the military perceives nations hit by natural disasters as "easy pickings", libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, and elderly tribespeople die in bed surrounded by loved ones and linguists. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Feux's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Axiotarism.

Feux is ranked 3,095^th in the world and 138^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 132.45 law-abiding acts per hour.