The Federation of Qude is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Supreme Senate with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, soft-spoken computers, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, devout population of 1.125 billion Qudeans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Qude DC. The average income tax rate is 51.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Qudean economy, worth 98.5 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is 87,567 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, human sacrifice to the metaphorical altar of Mammon ensures national prosperity, virtual assistants are seen with increasing suspicion every time they get an upgrade, and there's sophisticated talk of revolution within the ever-expanding mining colonies. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Qude's national animal is the panda.

Qude is ranked 51,617^th in the world and 3^rd in The waters for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,912.58 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.