The Sovereign City of Fontanus is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Lady Oriens de Fontanus with an even hand, and remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, frequent executions, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, devout population of 4.771 billion Fontanis 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fontanus. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.7%.

The very strong Fontanusian economy, worth 293 trillion Almosris a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 61,542 Almosris, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 177,656 per year while the poor average 16,916, a ratio of 10.5 to 1.

Travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Fontanus flights to avoid the pay lavatories, retirement homes are filled with foreign war criminals, Lady Oriens de Fontanus's luxurious new home has been designated as a protected cultural heritage site, and Fontanusian watches list strained wrists as a common side effect. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fontanus's national animal is the Blue Crane, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Church of the Primordial Justice.

Fontanus is ranked 64,098^th in the world and 367^th in the Rejected Realms for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 10.5 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.