The Democratic Republic of Favertos is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its triple-decker prams, hatred of cheese, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 324 million Faverans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alpha Settlement. The average income tax rate is 56.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Favertosian economy, worth 11.3 trillion favs 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 a slick, highly efficient black market in Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. 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 34,798 favs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Alpha Settlement University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel, peace talks occasionally rack up a higher body count than the wars they seek to stop, the phrase 'spreading like wildfire' is no longer in the public lexicon, and every computer glitch triggers an immediate counter-espionage response. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Favertos's national animal is the Faveran owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Favertos is ranked 310,199^th in the world and 3^rd in Lyssaria for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 18.7 on the Kitten Softness Rating.