The Republic of Des Frisson is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 14 million Des Frissonians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 9.1%.

The Des Frissonian economy, worth 949 billion Coquilles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 67,792 Coquilles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Board shorts have replaced board rooms, building a phallus out of Minecraft blocks counts as indecent exposure, the government response to disaster victims starving for bread is "let them eat stale cake", and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is relatively low. Des Frisson's national animal is the Lobster, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Des Frisson is ranked 32,433^rd in the world and 133^rd in The Frontier Sea for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 61,623.22 Standard Monetary Units.