The Constitutional monarchy of Frestov is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Dolder Fonderman with a fair hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, pith helmet sales, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.388 billion Frestovians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Afridale. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Frestovian economy, worth 202 trillion Solaris dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 145,553 Solaris dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 418,518 per year while the poor average 40,230, a ratio of 10.4 to 1.

Foreign powers often deal with problems that Frestov can't handle, for 25 Solaris dollars tourists can gawk at the site of national tragedy, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Dolder Fonderman is a silly poophead, and the nation faces constant invasions by foreign boy bands. Crime is totally unknown. Frestov's national animal is the Griffin, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Frestov is ranked 29,165^th in the world and 716^th in The North Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 83.26 on the Human Development Index.