The Republic of The Friend is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning dove population. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 2.141 billion Fries 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, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 36.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Friendian economy, worth 70.3 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,834 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, the nation faces constant invasions by foreign boy bands, and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Friend's national animal is the dove.

The Friend is ranked 240,529^th in the world and 1^st in Quaker for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 208.45 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.