The Communist dictatorship of Fardel is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Great Leader with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, rampant corporate plagiarism, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.855 billion Fardelians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Faradel city. The average income tax rate is 97.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Fardelian economy, worth 969 trillion Faradrubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 339,478 Faradrubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Friendly fire incidents usually result in severe burns, 10-year-olds who struggle with integrating by parts are considered slow learners, earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss, and a state-funded project is investigating whether the moon is made of cheese. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fardel's national animal is the fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cult of the Leader.

Fardel is ranked 3,712^th in the world and 190^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 641.6 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.