The Ringbearer of Fargoth is a mammoth, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The devout population of 5.328 billion Fargothians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and International Aid. The average income tax rate is 45.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Fargothian economy, worth 180 trillion lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 33,764 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fargoth's national animal is the tiger.

Fargoth is ranked 115,678^th in the world and 95^th in House Boucher for Highest Poor Incomes, with 27,717.11 Standard Monetary Units.