The Loving Couple of -For The Future- is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Stringbean with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 7.438 billion -For The Future-ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Demon Realm. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 65.7%.

The frighteningly efficient -For The Future-ian economy, worth 685 trillion snails a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 92,188 snails, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 276,154 per year while the poor average 24,053, a ratio of 11.5 to 1.

The government is slowly introducing social welfare programs, new treatments are rejected if they cannot be explained using only one-syllable words, quiet professionalism has returned to the nation's armed forces, and the well-off amuse themselves by organizing upstairs-downstairs stories within their second homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -For The Future-'s national animal is the owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cards.

-For The Future- is ranked 26,680^th in the world and 1^st in Fort Mule for Largest Black Market, with 84.7 trillion Standard Monetary Units.