The People's Republic of Fingeree is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 56 million Fingereeans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.6%.

The Fingereean economy, worth 2.38 trillion frills a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 42,540 frills, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 275,771 per year while the poor average 2,624, a ratio of 105 to 1.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, education and welfare spending are on the rise, a dictator has seized power and outlawed elections, and all recreational drugs are legal. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Fingeree's national animal is the human, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Fingeree is ranked 53,363^rd in the world and 184^th in Concord for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,766.29 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.