The State of Fritzie is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 44.655 billion Fritzieans 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 medium-sized, socially-minded government prioritizes Welfare, although Education, Industry, and Environment are also considered important, while Social Policy and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Columbia Heights. The average income tax rate is 20.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Fritziean economy, worth a remarkable 1,823 trillion betales a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Retail, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,824 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens are bombarded with advertising from their compulsory minature radios, Fritzie has designated Columbia Heights as its capital city, The Governor has just been declared ruler of Fritzie in an international press conference, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime is well under control. Fritzie's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Fritzie is ranked 132,655^th in the world and 1^st in Fritzie for Most Developed, scoring 57.21 on the Human Development Index.