The Federated Democratic States of Xanthal is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, otherworldly petting zoo, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 44.77 billion Xanthalians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chotei. The average income tax rate is 94.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Xanthalian economy, worth a remarkable 9,424 trillion quinaults a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 210,499 quinaults, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People stand their fridges back-to-front to benefit from the free heating, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Leader is a silly poophead, viewers get headaches from trying to read the screen full of small print warnings that precede most TV shows, and the media seems excessively interested in what Leader is wearing this season. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Xanthal's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Xanthal is ranked 2,011^th in the world and 1^st in SPACE for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 809.55 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.