The Republic of Freude is a tiny, genial nation, notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 10 million Freudeans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Defense receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Freudean economy, worth 63.3 billion Courjitziens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 6,332 Courjitziens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens are remarkably well involved in the political process, Bambi has been banned, soldiers have swapped their uniforms for prisonwear, and the best way to be heard in politics is to speak softly and carry a big comedy prop. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Freude's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Freude is ranked 235,469^th in the world and 219^th in Refugia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 235.44 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.